Sentence examples similar to take on mere from inspiring English sources

A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER Jefferson Mays, who won a 2004 Tony Award for playing dozens of characters in "I Am My Own Wife," will take on a mere eight roles in this new musical comedy.

Relatively modest transfers could leave it needing a lot of extra capital: up to $13 billion if it took on a mere one-fifth of its mortgage securitisations, reckons Mr Hendler.Mr Pandit insists that Citi is "getting fit" and will reap the rewards, once the fruits of the restructuring become clear.

Thus a gathering of people who knew one another because of music could take on a power beyond the mere idea of music as recreation or entertainment.

Art, when published, should take on a form beyond that of mere representation, that is, the art book is a "thing" aside from a representation of a thing.

Of itself the Senate measure, focused on tax breaks for companies that take on unemployed workers, is modest, worth a mere $15bn £9.7bnn).

But the mere commitment of the government to take on the worst cases has helped calm the British insurance market and restrain prices.

There is not the capacity in hospitals to take on the workload of minor surgery or even of mere diagnosis of all skin lesions, and it would likely be unpopular with patients if it were to happen (George et al ).

The mere mention that there is someone more worthy to take on Tyson in his first fight in Britain is insulting to Francis.

Currently it handles a mere 15 billion queries a day but can theoretically take on 25 times that volume.

With a mere 1,159 days until the next election, it is time to start handicapping the Democrats who want to take on George Bush in 2004.

He was once considered AOL's top dealmaker, and had been the chief aide-de-camp to AOL Time Warner's recently departed No. 2 figure, Robert Pittman Robert Pittman –who'd resigned under pressure in July mere months after taking on the "widow-maker" responsibility of rejuvenating the struggling Internet unit.