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took on

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Carl took on the military-industrial complex. He campaigned around the world for an end to the production of weapons of mass destruction. To him it was a perversion of science. Ann Druyan

At one point I took on a new job, and I just didn't have time to do anything but work. Sharon Olds

After the rise of socialism and the retreat of monarchical and clerical rule, liberalism became, in effect, the new conservatism in that it took on the mantle of the status quo. Jonah Goldberg

This interest in trends took on a life of its own, and I began to project some of them using what I call the Law of Accelerating Returns. Ray Kurzweil

When the dawn was still long hours away, bad thoughts took on flesh and began to walk. In the middle of the night thoughts became zombies. Stephen King

He who couldn't overcome the donkey took on the saddle. Egyptian Proverb

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