take something
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When you take something away from your cooking, it helps to push somewhere else.
From Salon
To actually unwind the trade, he said, would take something more severe: an extended period where oil is over $100.
Alan Shearer said it would take "something extraordinary to keep myself out of this game".
From BBC
Shearer, speaking before it was known that Gordon had missed training, said it would take "something extraordinary to keep myself out of this game".
From BBC
It may take something drastic to reverse their fortunes.
From Barron's
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