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Then, while politicians elsewhere were squaring up to their banks, Mr Rudd decided to go one better, and take on the miners.

How do you think the Lakers performed? Was it a good sign to see Kobe back in the lineup? What's your take on the progress of Andrew Bynum?

How much luggage can one take on the plane?

Is she ready to take on her country's culture of political violence?

I was ready to take on my dream and make it a reality!

The Da Vinci Code is a middling adventure game take on Dan Brown's mega-selling novel, but it does do at least a few things reasonably well.

Sarah: Oh, yes. With my experience, I definitely feel ready to take on the new challenges of the adult classes.

Ballmer has repeatedly said he would like to combine the two search businesses to take on market leader Google.

Getting people motivated to take on responsibility is not a question of organizational structure so much as organizational attitude.

After earning a bachelor's degree -- and logging a few years on the job -- you're ready to move up, to take on new challenges, and to grow.

This has got to be the first step you take on the path to freedom. That will help you turn the shakiness into strength.

He said it was "possible" that the Fed could take on some sort of systemic risk duties.

if i dont meet people with different ideologies, my whole take on being tolerant becomes worthless. thats why. . . not for any other reason.

So Mr. Summers favors tighter rules on how much debt financial firms can take on.

After years of denial and delay by its predecessor, the Obama administration is signaling that it's ready to take on climate change.

Ministers knew it made sense to crack down on junk foods but did not have the political appetite to take on such a huge industry.

Trying to take on a huge project or task can be overwhelming and daunting and intimidating for anyone, even the best of us.

Once you are ready to take on more traffic or need fault tolerance, you can graduate your application to the main Heroku platform.

Certainly the bank had the power to call in the debt and at the time there wasn't anyone ready to take on that debt.

Well factories on eastern China coast may rise, there seems to be a never ending pull of labor ready to take on more factory work.

Third, what gushes forth can take on a life of its own, even if it's not true.

Snap the front panels back down after a crash and you are ready to take on the next challenge .

They had to take on more salary (and a bigger luxury tax burden) to do it, so credit Cavs owner Dan Gilbert for busting out his checkbook.

There are 4 different control types, allowing you to select the most appropriate for your needs as you take on the 8 end-of-level bosses.

He had an objective take on the subject showing different points of view and I'm looking forward to watch the second episode of his show.

Going on the "To Do" List: Take on the next new project that comes across my desk, even if it seems like a challenge.

How much Karma you take on is normally approved by you, so regardless of how you perceive your life it has been your choice in that respect.

Executives can reasonably question how much debt they should take on.

Urban traffic info cards are available at the Front Desk, you can put down the plate number of the taxi you take on the card.

And also any other things you can share with us about how the United States military is preparing to take on whatever in the next few days?

Materials take on a rich variety of properties if the arrangement of the matter is controlled on such a small scale.

One lawyer, who declined to be named, said legal advocates would have been afraid to take on such a defense.

The London Assembly's take on the matter will not satisfy those who want an independent public inquiry.

Indeed, in the end, it was a belated attempt to pursue reform and take on some of the LDP's vested interests that did for Mr Fukuda.

The Soviet Union needed no growth in its military capabilities to attack it even if it was not yet strong enough to take on the west.

He said once the number of IPOs making it to the market reaches about 200 a year, its willingness to take on risk will be too high.

'It was a good time to lighten up in the art market and take on real estate at a favorable price, ' he said.

If so, how much capacity does our current staff have to take on new work? Do we need to add positions, or scale back our goals?

From the Roman style, structures retained much of the form of the basilica; however, the floor plans began to take on the cruciform shape.

Market participants say that is a tight margin given how much risk investors take on by buying century bonds.

I hope the new staff will take on board at least half of what I said today.

For two months, Valencia did not take on left-backs, too often playing it safe and laying the ball off.

Gone was the pale face and brave smile and in their place was a glowing and healthy looking girl who looked ready to take on the world.

But he said he believes the Iraqis will be able to take on the burden of most security operations in their country by next year.

He pulls out His sword and hes ready to take on the entire Roman army.

If it were to take on a different value, the wavelengths of these lines would change.

The smaller the better, because habit change is difficult, and trying to take on too much is a recipe for disaster.

When you're ready to take the next step or take on more responsibility, you should start doing your job at the next level.

We have a heart big enough to be able to be with that and help that person and take on their suffering.

Not so long ago, it seemed China might finally be ready to take on a larger role.

The country's new leader said he would also take on the finance portfolio and his main aim was Italy's economic growth.

But he had the guts to take on Johnson, and as the year dawned, he was the only horse the anti-warriors had to ride.

The boss knew she was one of the doers in the company so she could easily take on a new project.

We have no courage to say apart, because such words are too sad and heavy, but forced himself to take on the fact that no longer meet then.

She was very close to Indira, and some suggest she tries now to take on the appearance of her role model.

It used to be that if a bank had a large client in one area, it would not take on another that was a direct competitor.

he left the Netherlands with his wife and three children to take on a teaching position at a local high school in Hastings, New Zealand.

One of the perks of my job is that I rarely run into boring fund managers trying to peddle a "new" take on equity investing.

Louie was fun, with a great sense of play, and yet, unafraid to take on new challenges.

The decision by Beijing's public security bureau to take on the matter is significant given its first response.

And all in all it concluded that the "great British public" was more than ready to take on the mantle of the next Olympics.

Well, Emily came into Mark Melcher' s drugstore one day and got behind the prescription counter and began to take on something awful.

It was not until my third collection, American Energies: Essays on Fiction, that I was ready to take on the writers of my own culture.

One of the hardest things a dad has to do is watch his young son or daughter take on a difficult task and fail at it.

Javad was an industrial design student at the time, so she decided to take on the problem as one of her school projects.

This is often necessary to entice a well-capitalized distributor to take on a new product line.

Keep trying if he or she declines, but don't push him or her to take on too much too soon.

Equality has not been extended here and around the world, so we felt it was an important issue to take on.

And far from being ready to take on the globe, most emerging-market bankers are consumed by their colossal and growing businesses at home.

The process of taking action to accompany your dreams will in turn inspire you to get up each day and feel ready to take on the world.

Still, he said, "a company cannot take on duties that are those of a government. "

I was happy to have more responsibility and was already close to 30, so I felt ready to take on the mantle of Franco Baresi.

However, the watchdog explained that legislation would be needed before it could take on an environmental role and demand such a move.

On his appointment in May 2008 he said that it was his misfortune to take on the job just as Ireland's property boom was ending.

But as it listened to Buddhist preaching, it began to take on the role of a protector who guarded the Buddha from other evil deities.

By selling their US Treasury bonds, China would have to take on riskier assets at a time when China is trying to cut its exposure to risk.

These men - these husbands, fathers, grandfathers, brothers, sons, uncles, nephews - they did not take on their jobs unaware of the perils.

I've been struggling with this question for years, and now I think I've seen enough to take on an honest attempt to answer this question.

I swear I don't want to go home and listen to Ma take on about us being expelled . It isn't as if this was the first time.

It's been a few months since Tom Hanks' comments. Now that the smoke has cleared, what's your take on his remarks?

Ramesh said he was prepared to take on "the doomsday scenarios of Al Gore and the IPCC" .

If it proved difficult to find directors willing to take on such a responsibility, that would tell us the separation was not working.

3Com, for its part, has been pushing into the large enterprise market outside China with its H3C brand, trying to take on giants like Cisco.

You could sit at the bottom of your pool for four hours -- -- so, "Honey, I'm in the pool, " will take on a whole new meaning.

A teenager might have to assume major household duties while a younger child might be asked to take on additional chores.

He told his audience the Conservatives were ready to take on this kind of challenges after years of opposition.

I'm convinced it was that morning at the warehouse that pushed me to take on the presidency of Chrysler only a couple of weeks later.

d like to help you but I can't take on any new commitments at the moment, I'm afraid.

Graduate student, as a number of scientific research group, is always take on a great research task.

The singer wore a studded leather bra and a head scarf as she watched the San Diego Padres take on the New York Mets in New York last night.

The singer wore a studded leather bra and a head scarf as she watched the San Diego Padres take on the New York Mets in New York last night.

At the moment the days of automatically shutting up shop for the night seem so distant and remarkable they take on an almost golden hue.

Officer Zhuang's automatic reflex was to push the madman down, but found he wasn't nearly strong enough to take on this guy.

If that's not a possibility, it might be time to consider another role in the company that you would like to take on.

But after all my bad experiences, I wasn't quite ready to take on another business partner.

On a decision this momentous , for the Fed , the US and the world economy, the meeting may take on a life of its own .

We'd like to think our own take on the issue, which got a little attention, had a bearing on the decision. But it probably didn't.

He encouraged me to take on as much responsibility and leadership of the project as I could.

But no doubt my discourse will take on, from the fact that I am going to terminate it here, an interrupted appearance.

Steven Gerrard today handed Liverpool a major injury boost after the captain revealed he is ready to take on Manchester City this weekend.

Be activists. Take on big inequities. I feel sure it will be one of the great experiences of your lives.

During the fasting period I felt light, agile, mentally focused, happy, and ready to take on the world.

Seeing new faces, being in new surroundings and meeting people was also an experience I was ready to take on.

Railteam members will compete on prices, though there could be some tricky moments as some of them team up to take on airlines.

I feel very honoured to have been able to take on this role .

When Jesus returns to this earth, we shall take on both his moral and physical perfection forever, for we shall see him as he is.

And this image began to take on a life of its own.

We will discover that it is only with some restrictive conditions that the concept of "development" can take on ethical meaning.

The next morning we demolished the breakfast buffet before making our way across the Rhine to take on the Baden hills of the Schwarzwald.

Guests take on the characters of classic whodunit suspects and spend a weekend trying to find out who among them is the "murderer" .

At the time, I was single, pushing thirty and living in the country, so I was able to take on the responsibility of a new pet.

with bright eyes and full lips just waiting to take on the world. I never loved Mike anyway. Besides there are more important things.

I loved this job, but was always ready to take on new challenges.

The bank has entered into derivatives transactions with other investors who will take on the economic benefits and exposure to the shares.

Rights groups say the case is part of a larger effort by China to clamp down on lawyers who take on human rights cases.

Space can be a harbor of the soul when light, colors, textures, and spatial relationships take on an absolute and urgent importance.

Hughes' play over the next few weeks will take on added significance with Gibson sidelined and Damon Jones in a painfully protracted slump.

We still maintain that media mogul Rupert Murdoch is a brave man trying to take on the 'free' Internet.

IT WAS once seen as a model for Chinese firms eager to take on the world, but is now considered more of a cautionary tale.

And yet he hadn't sense enough to take on a rich cunt and get himself a change of underwear.

The two companies said they would form an internet search partnership in an attempt to take on the market's leading search engine Google.

When the fields' energies are diagrammed, they take on a pattern that looks a bit like the hollows in egg cartons.

These people had blamed me for what had happened to my body (botched job) and did not want to take on responsibility.

The same is true if Singapore's national basketball team were to take on the Chicago Bulls of the American National Basketball Association.

"He had a far greater ability to take on character than I had at his age, " Eugene says.

As for his general take on the economy, Mr. Rockowitz has felt a disturbance in consumer sentiment over the last few weeks.

"take on that his hand of that is flaring is what? " very strange felling? why will the heart palpitates be so quick?

The company isn't the first cellphone maker to take on the "must-have" perception that Apple and its fans have built around its products.

The two companies said they would form an internet search partnership in an attempt to take on the leading search engine Google.

"These young workers coming in now are not as ready to take on hardship as much as I was when I arrived, " Chen said.

After the treatment upon its illness or wound not from work, Party B is unable to take on the old job or other positions Party A assigns.

Take a butcher knife to your to-do list. Set a limit to the number of tasks you take on each day and stick to it.

In Barrett's case, she's been able to take on more roles as her boss has disengaged from the company.

By early April, you'll feel rested and renewed, ready to take on whatever life tosses your way.

EXAMPLE: Since I needed more money, I decided to take on a second job in spite of the long hours that required.

Research on trust in MAS should take on responsibility of finding the general law of trust among computational entities.

But, you know, if we take on a contract to produce new products, we want to be confident the product is marketable.

Empowering women and girls is already a priority of the United States, but we need more countries to step up and take on this challenge.

JPA seems to be the solution that everyone has been looking for. What's your take on it?

Take on AT-ATs, AT-STs, Snowtroopers, Droids and a whole load of other enemies across the Classic and Fortress gameplay modes.

Take on AT-ATs, AT-STs, Snowtroopers, Droids and a whole load of other enemies across the Classic and Fortress gameplay modes.

She told him to explain the whole thing slowly while she taped her son explaining his take on the theory.

It is further proof that the sub-continent's companies are ready to take on foreign rivals.

A concept they've hatched might take on a life of its own, and be an idea that others rally around.

HSBC made $1. 6bn, respectable enough but flat on the previous two years and less than an eighth of the global take on an underlying basis.

There are more than 30 students here, ready to take on a difficult challenge for kids of their age.

Pretended that she only liked women. To take on a man she had to first be properly stimulated.

This was all about Sagittarius man in love and their take on relationships.

You can always work harder, and take on extra tasks to please your boss or yourself or to accomplish even more, even better.

You've got a big trend toward the Indie music, you've got all this Internet stuff, CD's being made at home, what's your take on it?

However, its experience cannot take on a revolutionary character in any other way than by drawing mass millions into the struggle.

As well as ordering lunch, interns should be ready to take on trivial tasks, such as photocopying and data research.

This might be monthly, bi-monthly, or yearly, depending on your industry and the particular types of projects you take on.

Are Gallinari and Chandler ready to take on more responsibility?

Overall, the first month of the year has been a good one for investors willing to take on some risk.

If the salad at the same time on the bread and cookies, can use the left hand a bit of bread or biscuits, take on the salad fork.

He was always ready to take on the hardest job.

There's a tendency among worshipers of every religion to take on the character of their God.

The United Auto Workers is ready to take on General Motors.

Indian Army was logistically weak and ill-prepared to take on the superior Chinese forces that were well trained in mountain warfare.

Indian Army was logistically weak and ill-prepared to take on the superior Chinese forces that were well trained in mountain warfare.

Most of all, China also baulks at the sort of leadership role the US appears to want it to take on.

This is the opportunity for a clean start, you're once a year opening to take on a new challenge and achieve something worth while.

With changes in medical model and appearance of humanistic care, verbal actions in medical practice have begun to take on new features.

Only the state is reliable enough to take on all debt, which private institutions are too risk-intolerant to hold.

You may select your own subject - subject to my approval, but I would urge that you not take on anything too grandiose.

You may choose to take on risk or responsibility for some of these things that the provider does not.

A simple smile puts you in a better mood and you are ready to take on any challenges of running.

With Christmas Day coming near, the small town began to take on a festive air.

Mister Kerviel worked in a part of the bank that was supposed to take on little risk.

Eventually, after much effort at learning public speaking, you'll be ready to take on the world.

You both feel obligated to help humanity, and you will take on this obligation willingly and with dignity.

Late last month, Misuzu asked other leading auditors to take on its remaining clients as a prelude to its liquidation.

Otherwise, investments can take on a life of their own and veer out of alignment with enterprise goals and strategy.

An interesting one for a married couple to take on, this was far from a vanity project or a sickly love-in.

During the next several months, additional littoral combat ships will take on applications of the preventative method.

Reflections can take on an abstract quality that resembles a Rorschach inkblot used in a psychological testing.

With interest rates in the U. S. near record lows, investors are searching farther afield, and are often willing to take on more risk.

If Yahoo is to be sold, let it be sold whole to any company that will take on the risk.

He said: "You could say I have an inner core of hardness because you have to be strong when you take on the leadership role as coach. "

He said: "You could say I have an inner core of hardness because you have to be strong when you take on the leadership role as coach. "

Christianity was a hit with the locals and made them much happier to take on funky new words like ' martyr', ' bishop' and 'font'.

February will bring a set of spectacular aspects, ones that are so extraordinary that life may take on an entirely new direction.

He gazed recently at the 11-story structure, in a slum that has begun to take on the trappings of a lower-middle-class district.

Then the time come for you to be your own man and take on the world. And you did.

Therefore many may not find the use of flower essences as powerful as you once may have as we cannot take on your discord beloved.

"Far from giving the best universities freedom to take on more students this represents a push to a cut-price education. "

Are they willing to brainstorm with you about possible ways to improve the situation, without anyone having to take on the boss alone?

Banks are not expected to be willing to restructure their balance sheets to take on a large number of long-term, low-yielding loans.

Struck to a shimmering Proof quality, the coins take on an ethereal appearance thanks to the radiant colors of the hologram.

Struck to a shimmering Proof quality, the coins take on an ethereal appearance thanks to the radiant colors of the hologram.

It began to take on more patterns and styles, learning from other Chinese painting forms to enrich its content and methods of expression.

But I know you thought it was a little daunting to take on the whole Bond enterprise, but it paid off.

A young woman full of promise and hope, a young woman with bright eyes and full lips just waiting to take on the world.

Irex already offers a number of different eReaders in its store, but this device looks to be specifically designed to take on the Kindle.

In the last few years, you've guided the Almeida to become a major theatrical force in London. How do you decide which projects to take on?

Tracking the performance of traders who take on thousands of positions, some of them hedges, is no small task.

Usage: Clarifying conditioning sooner or later, take on the entire amount of smear on her face and neck, and pat to absorb!

Mr Hollande did not have to take on a war-weary or doubting public opinion, or hostile political opposition.

Theoretically, the culture is soul-orientated, but all the concerns of the body take on a huge importance.

Theoretically, the culture is soul-orientated, but all the concerns of the body take on a huge importance.

It will check that pay does not give bankers an incentive to take on more risk than the bank can safely manage.

Together with your squad, take on authentic combat missions across the battlefields of war-torn Fortress Europe.

He argues that his business background makes him the strongest nominee to take on President Obama in the general election next year.

Instead, even objects big enough to be seen with the naked eye can take on slippery quantum properties.

We seem unable to agree when someone is old enough to take on adult responsibilities.

It was also, as Mr. Radcliffe realized, a very strange project for him to take on.

Sir Alex Ferguson is looking for top performances from his team when they take on Blackburn in a tricky tie at Ewood Park on Saturday.

Palestinian analyst Wadia Abu Nasser says Mr. Abbas is not strong enough to take on the powerful Islamic militant group, Hamas.

But after a solid week's training, Rooney is fit and ready to take on the Magpies.

But after a solid week's training, Rooney is fit and ready to take on the Magpies.

They're absolutely dumbstruck with how amazing it is to see the dinosaur. They're so life-like they take on a personality of their own.

The president seems sincere in his abhorrence of corruption, but unwilling to take on vested interests threatened by the anti-graft drive.

With the approaching of Spring Festival the community began to take on a cheerful atmosphere.

Whenever I wore my Armani, I felt strong and confident and ready to take on the world.

We must not allow the System to take on a life of its own.

And as the month of August progresses and the sun grows, the white of the houses becomes more blinding and skins take on a darker warmth.

Many take on contracts as part of grand games and contests, caring nothing for the concept of law enforcement.

But Mr Leuchtmann says the policy is a mistake, since it will encourage speculators to take on the Bank of Japan.

One of the biggest mistakes people make is to take on burdens that do not belong to them.

One of the biggest mistakes people make is to take on burdens that do not belong to them.

And I want to take on Barack Obama for a minute, who said he doesn't take money from lobbyists.

A. Well, he is a much better dancer than I am! But I left that decision - what take on the original he wanted - to Akram.

Develop your own project. Take on a project that can motivate you and give you a sense of control.

Here is her take on trying to plan her husband's annual birthday bash for dozens of their closest friends.

Result: the TLC of major drugs take on a strong characteristic in quality differentiation, good reproducibility.

These middlemen have their own distribution networks, and take on much of the work of ferrying cash around the country.

In effect, the state will take on much of the debt that the private sector has decided to jettison.

However, parents, teachers and students take on quite different views and, consequently, they seem not to have reached any compromises yet.

I want to know how much luggage one can take on the plane?

Don't do things because it's our birthday. Do it because we're ready to take on the responsibility that comes with each milestone.

Must be very hands-on and willing to take on new responsibilities, as assigned.

The ample liquidity created by years of record oil prices has left cash-flush banks looking for projects to take on to their books.

After the new year, he began to take on a new look.

I take on board some of the comments, but I would defend my trip against the accusation of frivolity .

It was something I was very familiar with: to take on another personality before you step out on the stage.

It is one thing to take on a task of this magnitude; it is quite another to continue to live an ordered life while doing so.

All around the world, a movement is building to take on the climate crisis, to get humanity out of the danger zone and below 350.

We can only settle this argument if there is a bit of give-and-take on both sides.

"I am ready to take on the additional responsibility, " he told a specially-convened party congress.

In light of his frank comments Tae-Se's tears during the World Cup take on a different meaning.

Suddenly his shoes may seem to take on a polish, and he will stop biting his fingernails.

Everybody took a hit; even Hillary's office would be smaller than Barbara Bush's, though she would take on greater responsibilities.

The role of the US, he said, would need to take on a different character in this context.

It is also at this point that the nature of your lessons begins to take on a new direction.

A method is a set of instructions that define a particular action that you can take on an object.

With experience, you could deal with more complex enquiries or complaints, or take on more specialist work related to your department.

All this might give students across college campuses less incentive to take on more debt and finish college.

I thought it would take on the 18 to 24-year-old market, so my biggest surprise is that it has been a hit with the older generation, too.

In a boom, overconfident investors take on bets that they later find themselves unable to discharge.