The recipient was to "take upon you the government of the said province".

Batista took the government by force on March 10, 1952.

The unions took the government to court last week to challenge this change and a ruling is expected in the next 10 days.

At that rate, outside experts predict, it will take the government 12 to 20 years to reach its goal.

As for the war itself, events kept taking the government by surprise.

The phenomenon appears to have taken the government by surprise.

The church took the provincial government to court and the case was heard in November 2001.

It took the government nine years to build after the land was acquired.

It takes money to hire a lawyer and a lot of time to take the government to court.

In the past, it has often taken the government many months - if not years - to bring charges.