be taken
Example Sentences
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But the decision is not simple and should not be taken lightly, and the assistance you get while making it might steer you in the wrong direction.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
"Those remarks should be taken very seriously, and they are certainly utterly inappropriate," Petrovic said.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
At the height of the summer, an estimated 835,000 beach users would also need to be taken into consideration in the event of a tsunami.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
He was expected to be taken to a court to testify before a judge later on Tuesday, the paper added.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
There were many portraits that had to be taken from Gresham College to Crane Court, and this was overseen by the obsessive stickler for detail Sir Isaac Newton.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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