| Real friendship is a rare and precious gift, strong, stable, yet fragile, and never to be taken for granted. |
| Hard men sometimes have soft centres and there's nothing more hurtful than to be taken for granted. |
| Arthur Miller's drama has so long been accorded canonical status that it can easily be taken for granted. |
| It also seemed to have been taken for granted that it was the source of the evil smell that lingered in the room. |
| Though it is taken for granted in the developed world, mass education is a relatively recent phenomenon. |
| Labour is a trade union party so it was taken for granted it would fully implement the social chapter of the Maastricht Treaty. |
