Sentence examples for the taking is from inspiring English sources

In the countries influenced by French and German law, the question of the public purpose to be served by the taking is an administrative one and is not determined in the regular courts.

The taking is for the private benefit of the privileged tenant and to the misery of everyone else.

The process of the taking is empowerment in itself".

Trump, who's praised stop-and-frisk and encouraged harsher sentences on crime, who's threatened to defund Planned Parenthood and suggested that women are sexual objects for the taking, is assembling a cabinet of politicians who have a terrible track record with women's rights.

His description of himself as a "looker and a taker" applies to his second career, in which the "taking" is done with a beloved 30-year-old Nikkormat.

The issue in the case (see: "Supreme Court Takes On The Public") was whether the taking was for "public use," which is what the U.S. Constitution requires.

But many small investors who flocked to the markets when it seemed money was there for the taking, were not in on the code.

The prospect of a hot and hearty lunch, and a chance to rifle through racks of donated coats free for the taking, were reasons enough to wait.

The takings are well down".

That night I was once again out on my rounds, and the takings were good.

Although the OTB grosses $1.1 billion a year and 1.6m wagers are placed daily, most of the takings are used to pay off winning bets and on operating costs.