Sentence examples for took upon from inspiring English sources

In the early eighties, Trilling explains, Iowa "took upon itself a special responsibility for Southeast Asian refugees….

It's the first time the story has been told from the law enforcement point of view — a mission screenwriter John Fusco took upon himself almost two decades ago when he learned of Hamer's real role.

In a system of almost pure capitalism and at a time when social services were practically nonexistent, machines and bosses took upon themselves responsibilities that were indispensable to community life.

In the garden, He took upon Himself the sins of the entire world causing Him to bleed from every pore.

I have since took upon myself to champion the cause of universal freedom of conscience — specifically in parts of the "Muslim world".

He took upon himself the entire range of activities required in the creation of a movie.

The job Tom and Peter took upon themselves was pioneering and visionary.

The US Supreme Court took upon itself the power to overrule laws made by Congress.

(His article refers to Belfield/Abdulrahman as Dawud Salahuddin, the name Belfield took upon converting to Islam).

Lawrence took upon himself as personal penalty the failure of the culture into which he'd been born.

When Drake died, Brian Wells took upon himself the task of informing various friends and acquaintances of the fact.