41.   The commission has taken no action on the request.

42.   The commission is taking aggressive action to curb the practice.

43.   The commission rarely takes cases to court itself.

44.   The commission took the easier way.

45.   The commission took this step even though Cohen had been acquitted earlier of criminal bribe-taking charges in the case.

46.   The commission also took its first steps toward defining what kinds of economic behavior might be unlawful in a competitive market.

47.   The commission has regularly taken on U.S. companies and their deals with scant attention to the position of U.S. officials.

48.   The commission will take several weeks to make recommendations.

49.   The commission has taken an increasingly tough stand against national telecommunication monopolies amid concern about the impact of high prices on European competitiveness.

50.   The commission took a strong position against illegal immigration in its report.