take something
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If we are ever to rebuild the government, it will take something much harder to come by than time and money: political will.
From Slate
"If we take something like a cut-off of $100,000 a year in income, the minimum cost would be about $300bn, which would absorb all of the tariff revenue that's been taken in so far and would require some deficit financing," says Erica York, vice-president of tax policy at the non-partisan Tax Foundation.
From BBC
If the weather is great, we’ll take something out of the garage that’s a convertible because there’s nothing like the L.A. sunshine.
From Los Angeles Times
She wouldn’t just lie down and allow people to take something from her, whether or not it’s for her quote-unquote highest good.
From Salon
It will take something catastrophic to get people to care about such risks, and it will be a wild ride along the way.
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