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employ in English:

1. unemployment


Do you know the present unemployment rate?
Unemployment in this part of the country is virtually nonexistent.
Unemployment rose sharply.
There's a general sense that something should be done about unemployment.
He was forced into unemployment.
The government should take targeted measures to eliminate unemployment.
Macroeconomics topics include unemployment as well.
Although the unemployment problem can't be ignored, the environment problem is also very important.
Depression is a period marked by slackening of business activity, widespread unemployment, falling prices, and wages, etc.
There are many countries that are suffering unemployment. In other words, there are many young people that are not guaranteed a future and are late for the train called life.
In the discussion the accent was on unemployment.
I don't know if modern technology increases unemployment, or rather decreases it.
Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
The rate of unemployment rose again as the biggest company in the region had to close down. As he couldn’t find a job he was entitled to unemployment benefit.

2. take on


England will have to take on Germany to get through to the finals.
I'm always up for a challange and I often take on the most ridiculous ones.
They’re going to take on ten new interns at Radio London. Why don’t we apply?
Friendship with the same sex take on great importance.
Our company wants to take on two new programmers.
In adolescence, friendships with the same sex take on (acquire) great importance.
take onnew challenges
It's a command and a requirement that you must take on now!
I don't want to take on too much work.
The school decided to take on two drama teachers.
I take on this challenge.
Don't take on too much work. You'll be exhausted.
No one else can take on that responsibility.

English word "employ"(take on) occurs in sets:

phras verbs dopasowania
PHRASAL VERBS