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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a takes one" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express that one thing requires or involves another, but the phrasing is unclear without additional context.
Example: "In this game, a player takes one turn at a time."
Alternatives: "one requires" or "one involves".
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A bus takes one to two minutes.
Clicking on a family name takes one to the list of Wisconsin genera in that family.
There is a global shortage of nurses, a shortage that takes one of two forms.
A typical session takes one to three minutes to complete.
A change therefore takes one time step to propagate from one variable to the next.
They then have to complete a probationary teaching post, which takes one and a half years.
Setheading takes one input, a number.
Each man takes one and a glass of milk.
The trip takes one and a half hours.
Getting to the lighthouse is a goal taken one step at a time.
"When eating an elephant take one bite at a time" – Creighton Williams Abrams.
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