Sentence examples for contemplated taking over from inspiring English sources

The LNC also contemplated taking over the LSWR's former terminus at Nine Elms railway station (which following the 1848 opening of the much more convenient Waterloo Bridge station was used only for goods traffic, chartered trains taking migrants to North America, and the private trains of the royal family) as either the main or a secondary terminus.

The "firm", as it has become known, is usually the first port of call for any company contemplating taking over a rival, or needing help to fend off a potential predator.

NATO, for instance, is now playing a valuable role in Afghanistan, but neither it nor the African Union -- even less the fledgling Community of Democracies -- could contemplate taking over the eight peacekeeping missions that the United Nations currently has deployed in Africa.

But if we're going to contemplate taking over Syria we must also ask ourselves what our interest for doing so may be.

He openly scorned the idea that a family like the Fortes should even contemplate taking over the world's greatest hotels.

Just a few years ago, the Chronicle of Higher Education claimed that over half of all student veterans had contemplated taking their own lives.

He contemplated taking batting practice yesterday but decided against it.

Some players may have contemplated taking steroids but chosen not to do so.

Omid Djalili is contemplating taking his clothes off.

"I was doing O.K.," Mr. Cromartie said, glancing over to a side street that had not been plowed or salted to contemplate taking another route.

I had been contemplating taking action for some while.