Example sentences of "[conj] it take " in BNC.
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| 1 | A second technique is deconcentration — although functions may be departmentalised in a single central government department , it may nevertheless be desirable for administration to be dispersed from the geographical centre and into the regions and localities where it takes actual effect ‘ on the ground ’ . |
| 2 | In addition to rule-making , thereby reducing the degree of uncertainty confronting workers and management , it can also be a vehicle for resolving disputes , a power relationship and , where it takes place at enterprise or plant level , it may be regarded as a form of participation for workers or their representatives ( see Chapter 7 ) . |
| 3 | The present map ( figure 3.1 ) shows an axis of high density extending broadly south-eastwards from the southern Pennines , where it takes in the industrial conurbations of Lancashire , Merseyside , and South Yorkshire , through the Midlands to the London conurbation . |
| 4 | Children will enjoy seeing the chaos as Henry leads all the young animals out into the forest , where it takes the farmer a long time to catch them . |
| 5 | This Community law is applied through the courts of the Member States , where it takes precedence over any national law ; Martin Howe again : |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town .... 3 Nottingham Forest .... 3 ( aet ; score at 90 minutes 3-3 ; Forest win on away goals ) NOTTINGHAM FOREST , the Littlewoods Cup holders , stayed in the competition by the skin of their teeth last night at Leeds Road , where it took the League 's away goals regulations to defeat the otherwise indomitable spirit of Huddersfield in a stirring tie . |
| 7 | Our survey rates Shell most highly for its management quality , where it took first place ( see table 3 ) . |
| 8 | Belgium , he remarked , was a state addicted to backstairs deals and perpetual campaigning , where it took 100 days just to form a government . |
| 9 | Then , round a corner , you find yourself in the famous archaeological dig , which has been reconstructed where it took place , with the preserved tenth century buildings re-erected where they were found . |
| 10 | Legally registered only since late February , Rukh also performed well in the west of the republic ( a nationalist heartland ) , where it took control of the Lvov city soviet . |
| 11 | By 1920 it was appreciated that the Great War had brought about many changes , particularly in Europe and around the Mediterranean area ; Europe 's domination of the world had been weakened , and there was a marked decline in ‘ colonisation ’ , as well as a gradual change from ‘ British Empire ’ to ‘ British Commonwealth ’ , although it took another war to finalise that process . |
| 12 | Although it took so long finally to dispose of the machinery and tanks , other material was removed from the incline during the 1920's as uses for it were found . |
| 13 | In 1908 the Standard was not printing photographs and , although it took up the art form in the 1920 's and it is a curiosity to learn that the first photograph it published to do with the Club was in fact of the Opening Match , but 50 years after the event . |
| 14 | Although it took years rather than months , new general managers were appointed throughout the NHS and steadily reorganised their Health Authorities along general management lines . |
| 15 | Thus the theory of light was unified with the theory of electromagnetism , although it took another 30 years before Heinrich Hertz was able to demonstrate positively that electromagnetic waves did exist . |
| 16 | Although it took her months to get over Cerdan 's death , Edith Piaf 's desire for other men finally conquered her grief and according to her sister , Momone , ‘ she went wild , she ate her heart out , she was jealous and possessive … she howled and she locked guys up ’ . |
| 17 | When they were not , they switched to cockles ( although it took some time for them to learn the technique of shell penetration ) . |
| 18 | Although it took a while and I crashed a couple of times , once I even knocked a dam down with a kite . |
| 19 | That was actually quite a productive meeting , although it took quite a time to get through it , I think we did the right thing on the continuous procedures . |
| 20 | Nicky Summerbee claimed goal number 3 , although it took a couple of deflections on the way win . |
| 21 | That occurred although it took up a large slice of their already-depleted income , and they also ran the risk of getting lung cancer and other smoking related diseases , and placed the health of their children in jeopardy . |
| 22 | There go right to see the Palazzo Erba-Odescalchi , a sumptuous palazzo built by the Cusani family in the early 1500s , although it takes its name from a later Archbishop who used it as his palace in the eighteenth-century . |
| 23 | As a final point it is worth reiterating that , although it takes a lot of time and intellectual effort to derive an acceptable information model using the MINSE approach , the model is independent of the actual form that the information takes in the real situation , and will remain valid until such time as the role of the organisation undergoes a fundamental change . |
| 24 | Although it takes a few minutes for the body to send out any strong signals of satiety it is probable that chewing and swallowing movements do begin to send messages to the brain . |
| 25 | A popular choice is the corner bath , because although it takes up more floor area than a rectangular bath and runs along two walls , it actually requires less wall length ( typically 1300 or 1400mm ) , allowing more flexibility when planning a moderately sized , squarish bathroom . |
| 26 | The vector graphics are well-executed , although it takes time for your eyes to adjust to what 's going on . |
| 27 | White spirit is far better — it 's safe on all finishes and materials , metal and fabric , and , although it takes a while to dry , it leaves no deposits . |
| 28 | Although it takes many years for a child to master the process of reading , once acquired , the skills are comprehensive and flexible enough to cope with a diversity of written material in a variety of fonts and formats ( including previously unknown ones such as unfamiliar handwriting ) . |
| 29 | She also talked of naked greed , although it takes a curious kind of logic to see the deprived as greedy while company directors were awarding themselves large pay increases and the ‘ yuppies ’ in the city were making a great deal of money and spending it as conspicuously as possible . |
| 30 | And although it takes a while to recover from such fear , for most of us at least , it does eventually subside . |