Example sentences of "[is] [adv] take [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That film is generally taken as marking a shift in Ealing 's focus from the sources of energy to the forces of repression . |
| 2 | Some chloride may come from natural sources , with occasionally large amounts from salt-bearing rock strata , but its presence is usually taken as indicating sewage contamination of the supply . |
| 3 | Erm group think is usually taken as negative . |
| 4 | Speaking of metronome markings , it 's 40 to the crotchet , and it 's usually taken as 40 to the dotted minim , in short about three times faster , because no one believes the music 's supposed to go so slow . |
| 5 | Although donors may be asked to donate for a patient not in the UK the bone marrow is still taken as stated before and the collected marrow sent to the patient . |
| 6 | Still , he was ‘ absolutely very aware ’ that ‘ bisexual ’ is often taken as some strange pop-code for ‘ gay ’ and is keen to point out that , as it happens , he is indeed bisexual . |
| 7 | Thus aggression is often taken as synonymous with violence ; violent behaviour being taken as proof of the existence of an inner state called aggression . |
| 8 | The role of pension funds in this outflow is often taken as indicative for , since the mid-1960s , pension funds have become the main channel for employees ' long-term savings and their overseas investment is sometimes seen as a ‘ diversion ’ of savings that could otherwise have been used to finance productive investment in British industry . |
| 9 | Thus we find in the tradition of observational analysis ( which in Britain and America is often taken as sociology tout court ) a developing interest in cultural institutions at that point when , through actual social developments in the modern press , cinema and broadcasting , there were major institutions and their products which could be studied by already generally available methods . |
| 10 | Within Julius Caesar Antony 's claim at the play 's conclusion that ‘ this was the noblest Roman of them all ’ is frequently taken as some type of authentic commentary on Brutus and becomes the focus for critical exploration into Brutus 's character . |
| 11 | Your point is well taken that a percentage of those will go on to a transmural infarct , but I have difficulty in understanding these figures in relation to an expected mortality for sub-endocardial infarction of around 5–6% . |
| 12 | The point is well taken but attention to the planning decisions of ‘ spatially independent ’ capitalist organizations does show the character of power relations in capitalist exploitation . |
| 13 | I have my eye on the subject ; the hon. Lady 's point is well taken and , in so far as I have control over these matters , I shall make certain that local authorities concentrate as much of their resources on local sport and recreation provision as they should . |
| 14 | ‘ I decree today that life is simply taking and not giving . |
| 15 | If a car is unlawfully taken and then returned in a damaged state , it seems absolutely right that the person or persons responsible for taking it should be assumed to be responsible for causing the damage unless they can prove the contrary . |
| 16 | Or alternatively the new situation is completely ignored and the time-space mesh contracted to such a degree that landform is almost taken as read and interest is , instead , directed at hydrological matters relating to the transmission of water and sediment across land-surfaces which look increasingly like the isotropic ones of human geographers . |
| 17 | ‘ Legal theory ’ is sometimes taken as being synonymous with ‘ jurisprudence ’ and is sometimes regarded as concerning itself with a narrower range of questions — in particular , What is the nature of law ? |
| 18 | In the art world , if not in mainstream media and media theory , the hardware is seldom taken as given . |
| 19 | Great pleasure is therefore taken when the buck is passed and the paperwork is handed to someone else . |