Examples of 'take an initiative' in a sentence

Meaning of "take an initiative"

take an initiative: This phrase means to take the first step or action in a particular situation without needing to be instructed or prompted. It implies a proactive and assertive approach

How to use "take an initiative" in a sentence

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We need to take an initiative to propagate our culture.
It is therefore a good thing that we have ourselves been able to take an initiative.
Take an initiative to do that thing that you were avoiding.
I call on you to take an initiative.
Take an initiative to bury the hatchet.
Someone needed to take an initiative.
Take an initiative of calling them.
So please take an initiative.
It seems to me that Europe ought to take an initiative.
Someone must take an initiative to resolve this serious problem.
But it is also up to us Europeans to take an initiative.
The time has come to take an initiative in respect of this hospital.
Unfortunately the Commission is not yet in a position to take an initiative on this matter.
We will take an initiative on the modernisation of European universities.
There is absolutely no willingness to take an initiative towards finding a broad solution.

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It may be useful that we, together with the women involved, should take an initiative.
We want someone that will take an initiative and run with it.
Take an initiative in promoting consultative discussions with entities that may contribute to early warning ;.
This model must take an Initiative test.
But additionally, the civil society must not lag behind and has to take an initiative.
ANEC decided to propose to CEN how to take an initiative to change the situation.
Take an initiative aimed at opening-up ground-handling markets at Community airports.
The Commission absolutely must take an initiative on this.
The president can take an initiative or make a decision on behalf of the IOC.
So my question is whether the Commission could take an initiative in this area.
The Community could take an initiative in this field after consulting those concerned.
I would like to urge the Danish Presidency to take an initiative in this area.
I think you should take an initiative to stop the Council making fun of the Parliament.
I hope that the Commission will say that it will take an initiative on this point.
When will we take an initiative at long last?
If we are successful, we can also take an initiative.
Aristotle, was the first to take an initiative and design the communication model.
Don't be afraid of making mistakes. You are supported to take an initiative to progress.
Will the Commission take an initiative in the near future?
Higher command, however, was concern that this large a VC unit could take an initiative.
Does it propose to take an initiative towards that end?
However, as I said, it is important that the Council should take an initiative on this.
Trafficking and to take an initiative towards the Council for a Communitarisation of European policy ;.
The European Union has an obligation to take an initiative in this direction.
They should take an initiative to de-escalate the tension . ".
Do not complain when I take an initiative.
Are you going to take an initiative with Angela Merkel, for example?
For Europeans, it is late, very late, to take an initiative on Idlib.
Suppose 13 Member States take an initiative and present it to the Commission.
The Court subscribes to this suggestion and will take an initiative in the autumn of 2009.
Therefore, I believe we need to take an initiative at European level, too, ladies and gentlemen.
At some point, therefore, the Commission must take an initiative in this direction . tion.
Paragraph 1b allows the President to take an initiative to act in exceptional circumstances.
Can not the Commission take an initiative in this area?
And yet, he will have to take an initiative on these two conflicts before . [… ].

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