Sentence examples for took the comment from inspiring English sources

Mr. Corral said he took the comment as direct pressure to halt the investigation in order to save his state.

The 32-year-old took the comment in jest before Salma Hayek, Andrew Garfield and Jack Black followed to receive their insults.

But the Kenyan President, Daniel arap Moi, one of the staunchest defenders of the one-party state, took the comment as an unnecessary intrusion.

Davis once commented to Shorter that he needed to be "exposed", apparently meaning that his talents deserved wider recognition, and Carolina took the comment to heart.

Mr Hay, who is by no means obese, took the comment in good humour and it became a shared joke among the parties, warming the atmosphere as successive nominations were made.

Many years before, when Crash was rejected by a publisher whose editorial assistant had branded him "beyond psychiatric help", Ballard took the comment as encouraging proof that he'd hit a nerve.

But Wurst said she took the comments in her stride.

Carnegie Hall officials also took the comments into consideration while planning a concert dedicated to Stockhausen shortly before he died.

Investors took the comments to mean that whether or not Bush was calling this a bailout, the government was willing to step in and stem the bleeding.

Some of us took the comments that no it wouldn't bother me if you make more money than me at face value.

Some Democrats, however, took the comments quite seriously, especially after Khashoggi's possible slaying.