Example sentences of "build up [noun] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are the Brockman River 1990 Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon and the 1991 Chardonnay , products of the Chittering Estate Winemaker Steve Scapera learned his art in California and last year built up exports to the American market to 41 million . |
| 2 | The actual assessment process is modular and candidates can build up credits for the individual units [ above and below ] which make up the NVQ . |
| 3 | Alien is primarily a mood piece as well as a visual display — there are slow passages in which little happens , building up suspense for the main action scenes , the deaths of six crew members . |
| 4 | In this chapter , techniques for building up systems of the joint influence of variables have been outlined , using differences in proportions as the measure of strength of effect . |
| 5 | Although Selina 's career was still in its infancy , she was already building up barriers against the outside world . |
| 6 | Type 3 shows that elite competition can be stable , with democratic arrangements building up support for the political system in a ‘ centripetal ’ fashion , so long as the political culture of the country is relatively homogeneous . |
| 7 | US Secretary of State James Baker made a 10-day tour of the former Soviet Union during February , concentrating on building up relations with the Islamic states ( a shift in policy prompted partly because of the fear of Iranian activity in the region ) , and on defence conversion matters [ see pp. 38792-93 . |
| 8 | Of necessity , regulators have to build up contacts with the regulated . |
| 9 | We take community policing to be a style which emphasizes the development of good relations between police and community , normally via active police involvement in , and contact with , the local community , and by deploying manpower in such a way that officers patrol a ‘ beat ’ on foot in order to build up familiarity with the local area . |
| 10 | When planning a rotation , it is very helpful to draw up a long-term scheme and dovetail the various crops into the seasons , at the same time ensuring that each field comes into the rotation in its turn and is then put back in grass to build up fertility for the requisite period . |
| 11 | Dulles went on to form another of his much-favoured regional pacts — the Baghdad Pact ( 1955 ) , which included the USA , Britain , Iran , Iraq and Pakistan — to build up power around the Soviet defence perimeter . |