Example sentences of "can not be take for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not so much a matter of transaction costs as of the unpredictability of offer and counter-offer : it moves economics into the realm of game theory , where efficient outcomes can not be taken for granted ( see box ) . |
| 2 | But the difficulty with this discussion is that it lacks a firm point of reference because it can not be taken for granted that there should be two levels of offence , rape and procuring sex by threats . |
| 3 | Lord Whitelaw and John Biffen come into the category of influential ministers whose views can not be taken for granted . |
| 4 | This is something that can not be taken for granted , as with the best will in the World , even the most expert goldfish keeper will suffer equipment failures etc. in his or her absence which can , during hot weather for example , lead to loss of fish or triggering off disease . |
| 5 | This can not be taken for granted , however , and it is worth fending off inevitable disappointment by making enquiries before signing any contract of employment . |
| 6 | He can not be taken for granted as simply ‘ there ’ in our religious sense , our spiritual depth , or our moral awareness , for he transcends , he stands over against all of these . |
| 7 | The meanings that these categories come to have for people in given situations can not be taken for granted , but is a subject for sociological study . |
| 8 | From this position , sociologists of deviance have argued that the ‘ societal reaction ’ to deviance can not be taken for granted , but is itself a problem to be explained . |
| 9 | According to David Downes , Dutch elites have ‘ a distinct appreciation of the extent to which community tolerance can not be taken for granted , but needs active elicitation and encouragement ’ . |
| 10 | The sentence , however , can not be taken for granted , as we shall see . |
| 11 | What it means to ‘ hold an attitude ’ can not be taken for granted , but the rhetorical dimensions of taking a stance need to be considered . |
| 12 | It can not be taken for granted . |