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The phrase "a course takes" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the duration or time required for a course to be completed or the amount of effort a course demands from students.
Example: "This course takes approximately eight weeks to complete, with weekly assignments and discussions."
Alternatives: "a course requires" or "a course lasts".
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Building a course takes bulldozing hills, laying turf grass bioengineered to the latest specifications and designing drainage more sophisticated than a missile defense system.
We estimated that an average lead time from identification of participant, screening for suitability by GP, sending invitation, receiving enquiries and interest, sending out and returning baseline questionnaires, randomisation and booking on a course takes around 8 weeks.
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P (Passed): Indicates a course taken and passed for examination credit but without indication of quality.
A course taken to meet the statistics requirement cannot be used to meet this requirement.
He has taken recent lessons to brush up on the remnants of a course taken in Dublin in 1980.
You may not receive transfer credit for a course taken online.
People come, sign up to a course, take a few workshops, maybe get a certificate and call themselves a shaman.
People come, sign up to a course, take a few workshops, maybe get a certificate, and call themselves a shaman.
A straight course takes the highway from this junction to the Cattaraugus Creek bridge.
Planning a distance-learning course takes anywhere from 4 to 8 months from conception to completion.
Average course takes a year to complete.
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