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Example sentences for "taken advantage"

  • An important distinction between wet and dry methods of assaying is, that in the former the substance is got into the liquid state by solution, whilst in the latter fusion is taken advantage of.

  • These are assays in which the colour imparted to a solution by some compound of the metal to be determined is taken advantage of; the depth of colour depending on the quantity of metal present.

  • This property is taken advantage of in the detection of substances before the blow-pipe.

  • When (as is most frequently the case) the desire is to prevent the formation of regulus, these reactions may be taken advantage of, but otherwise the use of a flux having any such tendency must be avoided.

  • Further, there is the question of the resources within the group and the ways in which they can be taken advantage of.

  • The facilities thus provided were immediately taken advantage of by the foreign-born groups, and the postal savings banks became almost banks for the foreign born.

  • The great lightness of hydrogen is taken advantage of for balloons.

  • This is taken advantage of in cold countries for obtaining a liquor from sea water, which is then evaporated for the extraction of salt.

  • The zeal of this theologian for the purity of doctrine on all points of discipline induced him to say, that the good dispositions of the Court of Madrid ought to be taken advantage of, and proposed three measures.

  • It is thus that the inquisitors in their proceedings violate natural right, in concealing all that may be taken advantage of by a defender.

  • Frequently, however, a commodity rate exists between certain points which might, under certain conditions, be taken advantage of by a shipper located at a point outside of those named in the commodity tariff.

  • By proper routing, this special rate can be taken advantage of, class rates applying the balance of the distance.

  • It has been shown that a commodity rate may be in effect between two points on one road, or two or more roads may have issued a joint tariff which can be taken advantage of.

  • It is this law of attention that must be taken advantage of for psychotherapeutics.

  • All this tendency of human nature to respond to anything that is done for it, provided the promise of cure goes with it, is taken advantage of by the quack, sometimes unconsciously, for his own purposes.

  • This must be taken advantage of just as far as possible for the advantage of patients.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    acting chairman; clean napkin; common bird; four pounds; good word; great encouragement; married women; necessary part; radiant energy; strong appeal; strong pull; taken aback; taken advantage; taken alive; taken back; taken captive; taken care; taken collectively; taken from; taken into; taken literally; taken possession; taken prisoner; taken seriously; taken three; then spread