take account of
idiomatic phrase
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or take into account
: to give attention or consideration to (something)
a plan that failed to take account of possible weather delays = a plan that failed to take possible weather delays into account
She took account of everything he did and said, pondering it, and trying to make out exactly what he meant, to the inflection of a syllable, the slightest movement or gesture.—
William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells… he developed a mathematical model for projecting production of mineral resources, taking account of expected demand and the amount thought to be still in the ground.—Richard A. Kerr
Richard A. KerrAtmospheric general circulation models … simulate atmospheric processes in three dimensions, explicitly taking into account dynamical processes.—Raymond S. Bradley
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Kane further stressed the record indicates the arbitrator took account of France’s arguments.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 June 2025
Second, the idea of world order is often conflated with the distribution of military and economic capabilities among countries, without taking account of the variations in social hierarchies within them.
—Amitav Acharya, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
Developing treatment plans that take account of all these variables to provide personalised medicines could make a dramatic difference to the outcome for each patient.
—David Prosser, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
One of many things the culture lost with Lennon’s death was his rare example as a burgeoning and often self-searching male feminist, serving as a role model for men looking to take account of their behavior.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 June 2025
Second, the idea of world order is often conflated with the distribution of military and economic capabilities among countries, without taking account of the variations in social hierarchies within them.
—Amitav Acharya, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
Developing treatment plans that take account of all these variables to provide personalised medicines could make a dramatic difference to the outcome for each patient.
—David Prosser, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
One of many things the culture lost with Lennon’s death was his rare example as a burgeoning and often self-searching male feminist, serving as a role model for men looking to take account of their behavior.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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