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Example sentences for: take

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The NYT wash-up of the NATO vote explains that all 16 current members of the alliance must approve the change in order for it to take effect.
How could productivity indexes--which basically measure the ability of workers to produce a given set of goods--properly take account of such revolutionary innovations as automobiles, antibiotics, air conditioning, and long-playing records?
Nor will there be any grunts in this boot camp, because the Sir or Ma'am in Yes, Sir/ Ma'am will be deemed exclusive and taboo; someone will probably take offense at Yes or No , for that matter.
Clinton, at least, seemed to take the advice to heart.
Hashimoto deserved to go because he failed to reform the banking system or to stop Japan's financial descent, but it will take time to choose a new prime minister and even more time for the new leader to push through reforms.