1. 4 Dr Hallowell would take a dim view of this.

2. 5 We take a dim view of employing virus authors.

3. 1 I take a dim view of this kind of behaviour.

4. 9 The authorities take a dim view of protests at the best of times.

5. 8 The villagers take a dim view of people who try to impress them.

6. As a keen amateur astronomer I take a dim view of being mistaken for a fortune teller!

7. 13 Most workers instinctively know this and, in most circumstances, take a dim view of union organizing efforts.

8. 7 As a keen amateur astronomer I take a dim view of being mistaken for a fortune teller!

9. 2 As a keen amateur astronomer I take a dim view of being mistaken for a fortune teller!

10. 11 But let's assume that as a reader of this paper you take a dim view of these matters.

11. 3 The tendency of bureaucrats to take a dim view of whistle-blowers is particularly marked in the military.

12. 12 I hope that the Minister is not back-tracking on them because we would take a dim view of that.

13. 15 In my experience, Salafis, adherents of a very strict school of Islam, take a dim view of such displays of femininity.

14. 14 The company insisted there would be no exemptions and made clear that it would take a dim view of suppliers who did not comply.

15. 7 Most take a dim view of Mr Ahmadinejad, who denies that the Holocaust happened but makes veiled threats to unleash another one on Israel.

16. 10 They also take a dim view of overpaid and underachieving bosses , particularly if they fly to Washington by private jet to beg for a handout from taxpayers.

17. 6 True, Americans take a dim view of the field so far,(www.Sentencedict.com) if recent surveys by the Pew Research Centre and the Washington Post are to believed.

18. 17 The prospect of one of the Internet's most powerful companies snapping up a major hardware manufacturer has some consumer advocates urging federal antitrust authorities to take a dim view of the deal.

19. 16 The TV talking heads, disappointed investors, and even investment bankers within BofA who get bonuses in stock and are watching it collapse, take a dim view of its future and Moynihan's leadership.