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Examples
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My cynicism almost prompts me to point out the benefits of having proxies do the societal dirty work as well as taking-on any attending nightmares, doubts, and toll for the general good.
Am I sick? Steven Barnes 2009
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Since the Limited had lost another hour during the day there was a rush for the dining-car as soon as the announcement of its taking-on had gone through the train.
A Fool for Love Francis Lynde 1893
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Her legal practice dealt with mainly routine cases, but she had risen to prominence and earned dangerous enemies after taking-on a number of high profile clients, including suspected republicans.
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It gets too confusing, and your untrained mind will still end up taking-on too much.
Netvouz - new bookmarks laughingboy 2010
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Must be comfortable taking-on responsibilities, owning projects, and driving them to completion (proposing solutions/recommendations) with limited guidance.
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Must be comfortable taking-on responsibilities, owning projects, and driving them to completion (proposing solutions/recommendations) with limited guidance.
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Thank you Mr. Watkins for taking-on this unpopular, but much-needed project to updgrade Broadway ... even if it takes additional lanes, go for it!
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From a distance it looks like a typical playground, but if you look a little closer, this play area at the Scarbrough Day Care is taking-on a more natural look.
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For more than a year, Rev. King kept his focus on the racial battle at home, and would not be detoured by addressing the combination of multiple issues that would inevitably spring from taking-on the crimes of imperialist foreign war, domestic racism, and the 'class-warfare' that linked these crimes of Empire.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2009
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Here's another one: he whines about americans having to "carry ze papers" at the same time as wanting to crackdown on employers taking-on illegal immigrants.
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