Survival took on a new order of magnitude for us.

I'm giving you the full resources of the Bureau to take on your pet project for a few days.

The building first took on color in 1976 - red, white and blue for the American bicentennial.

This game took on a life of its own for a number of reasons.

He then took on for the first time the look of fear.

But you take on too much for any mere woman.

The study immediately took on political overtones, particularly for Democrats.

Perhaps I could take on some of your teaching duties for a week or two.

"First, I took on projects just for the money," he said.

This is because the Commissioners took on average nearly ten minutes for each answer.