takes up

Betty was in the habit of calling Mare for small bothers, which Glen takes up — fortunately.

And don’t replace them with something like crape myrtle, which is pretty but doesn’t offer much shade for the space it takes up.

If the Supreme Court takes up the case, many now think similar aggressive and seemingly indiscriminate enforcement actions could once again become the norm.

If Wirtz takes up a place in Slot's midfield, playing as a traditional 10, someone has to miss out, especially in the 4-2-3-1 formation used so effectively last season.

The trial, prefaced by a Civil War snapshot that sets the action in the proper context, takes up much of the first act.