Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] taken [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Authenticity and quality are the Bradstone trademarks ; many of its paving and waling products are taken from natural stone masters in order to reproduce the varying surfaces and edge details of quarried or weathered stone . |
| 2 | Although nothing much changed in cultural policy , in the political system or in the media , steps were taken towards economic reform . |
| 3 | These pictures were taken by on-board cameraman Simon Ward . |
| 4 | Since some of what is in people 's heads is taken from social science , there is a complication worth mentioning at the start . |
| 5 | Donations are taken by trained staff supervised by doctors and nurses . |
| 6 | Often musical ideas and phrases were taken from western records , which it has been possible to buy on the black market at high prices ( for ⅕ of the average monthly wage ) . |
| 7 | Following the plant tour , our visitors were taken in small groups through the exhibition and were clearly impressed with the interesting and informative array of products displayed and the diverse industries served by our company . |
| 8 | Most of the ingredients were taken from other fields and disciplines , but the achievement was to meld these into a way of thinking , both theoretically and methodologically , so that one , the latter , could provide a route for a more effective formulation of the other , namely , theory . |
| 9 | His photographs of the landscape and monuments were taken under dangerous and difficult conditions . |
| 10 | At present , only a small part of the fuel used in tropical countries is taken from tropical rain forest , little of it from ‘ primary ’ forest . |
| 11 | The remaining three seats were taken by independent candidates . |
| 12 | Initial conditions for the chemical constituents were taken from two-dimensional model results and adjusted to be consistent with recent observations . |
| 13 | In addition , if samples for platelet function studies are taken from diabetic subjects during episodes of metabolic decompensation leading to diabetic ketoacidosis or the non-ketotic hyperosmolar syndrome , then platelet aggregation and consumption may be stimulated ( Kwaan et al , 1972 ; Paton , 1981 ) . |
| 14 | Where analogy is made to the general population , comparison figures are taken from Social Trends . |
| 15 | These figures are taken from Nuclear Engineering International , March 1982 . |
| 16 | The officials were conferring with allies at the United Nations before issuing a formal reaction to the new Iraqi military moves , which were revealed yesterday to include anti-aircraft missiles being taken into allied-protected territory in northern Iraq . |
| 17 | In my case the question of chaperonage came up with regard to the O. U. D. S. At that time all the women 's parts in the O. U. D. S. plays were taken by professional actresses who came down from London for the rehearsals and performances — and very glamorous they were too — Peggy Ashcroft among them ! |
| 18 | Quote : ‘ It seems likely that a diet in which sugars and starches are taken in natural fibre-rich form would contribute to the control of obesity by encouraging satiety at a lower level of energy intake , and to a lesser extent by increasing the amount of potential energy lost in the faeces . ’ |
| 19 | Moreover , simultaneous oesophageal pressure peaks may occur as a normal phenomenon when swallows are taken in rapid succession , due to the phenomenon of deglutitive inhibition . |
| 20 | Before starting on clozapine , patients were taken off existing drug regimes . |
| 21 | The other 30 passengers were taken in passing coaches to Stokesley fire station where they were looked after until another vehicle picked them up . |
| 22 | The intention is to ensure that decisions are taken at national level whenever that is the most appropriate way to deal with the decisions . |
| 23 | They are run by Japanese , the real decisions are taken at head office , foreigners have no chance of promotion , and all the fancy design work is done at home , leaving the overseas factory as just an assembly plant for imported components . |
| 24 | these people are key professionals who often influence the policy decisions made by locally elected members within the committee structure of local government , particularly when major decisions are taken about educational issues . |
| 25 | 2 Locational decisions are taken in general so as to minimise the frictional effects of distance . |
| 26 | Today many decisions are taken in private party meetings , only very occasionally with officers in attendance and then normally only for specific items . |
| 27 | Clearly , these systems do not involve direct democracy since in complex societies large numbers of decisions are taken by small numbers of representatives . |
| 28 | Many decisions are taken by local and regional offices of national government departments and other agencies . |
| 29 | It will examine the main determinants of international production and foreign direct investment and how these have changed over the last 50 years ; the way in which decisions are taken within multi-national enterprises ; the changing forms of international involvement , and the impact of the activities of MNEs on the home and host economies in which they operate . |
| 30 | Meals were taken at irregular and unusual times and would be unconventional in content . |