Sentence examples for took the line from inspiring English sources

Socialist Party leaders also took the line that the D.S.K. depicted by the N.Y.P.D. was unrecognizable.

But to avoid an appropriations battle, the White House took the line of least political resistance".

Delhi took the line that the whole incident was an unfortunate accident, not involving any machinations by the Italians.

I knew that all along, and yet I wilfully took the line out of context in order to be sensationalist.

"He took the line that all gossip was wrong, and it got me thinking," Mr. Westacott said.

It is hardly surprising, especially after four successive election defeats, that Blair often took the line of least resistance and invited everyone into his big tent.

"Mayor Giuliani took the line-item that the president had all the way to the Supreme Court and took it away from the president of the United States," he said.

Immanol Harinordoquy, a threat throughout, took the line-out that came from the resultant penalty, and Olivier Magne was driven over for a far more prosaic try than their form warranted.

He rarely takes the line.

Finally, he decided to take the line that marriage was what he wanted.

Even Fassel acknowledges the team's biggest off-season mistake was taking the line for granted.