Sentence examples for were taken to task from inspiring English sources

No one would spam, and if they did, they were taken to task.

The letter contained complaints that journalists were "taken to task" for not giving adequate coverage to Zuma.

Paterson's views were taken to task by Guy Newey, head of environment and energy at the Policy Exchange thinktank.

Ates Orga and Jeremy Nicholas were taken to task for not having demanded more extensive documentation from Hatto.

I was quite amused to read that we were taken to task because we asked Tiffany to fund the Tiffany show and Cartier to fund the Cartier show.

In particular, Enron's directors were taken to task for their decision, much criticized since, to suspend the company's own code of ethics, allowing the chief financial officer to participate in secretive partnerships that helped hide significant debts.

(The book was taken to task for oversimplying matters.

Yet he has also been taken to task.

However the RGT has been taken to task for being too close to the industry.

But both contractors are likely to be taken to task by Republican and Democratic committee members.

"I was taken to task by Norman Mailer about my approach to writing novels," Ellis goes on.