Example sentences of "[to-vb] up business " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cheltenham & Gloucester and the Yorkshire are taking the discount route to drum up business . |
| 2 | ROGER Rance , owner of a turf supplier in Hemel Hempstead , has resorted to shock tactics to drum up business with the slogan Sod It heading his local newspaper advertisements . |
| 3 | To save money it is moving out of London to Newport in South Wales and has been running roadshows to drum up business from industry . |
| 4 | These days the ‘ Sale ’ signs seem to up permanently in many High Street stores as they try desperately to drum up business . |
| 5 | In face of spending cutbacks in the Japanese private sector , NEC Corp is trying to drum up business for its SX-3R supercomputers by cutting monthly rental rates on 10 models in the family by up to 38% : it says it sold only eight of the things last year , down from 14 in 1991 . |
| 6 | The yacht will also host a number of ‘ sea days ’ , used by the Government and trade associations to drum up business for Britain , before and after the tour . |
| 7 | The Royal Yacht Britannia will be used for part of the tour and also to host a number of ‘ sea days ’ , used by the Government and trade associations to drum up business for Britain , before and after the tour . |
| 8 | The organisation is using the event to drum up business by running a St Valentine 's Raffle . |
| 9 | AN MP has called for immediate action to stop finance companies using ‘ blatant political scare tactics ’ in a bid to drum up business . |
| 10 | A Banking Act ( June 1933 ) , setting up a federal corporation to insure bank deposits , was one of several reforms aimed to tighten up business practices . |
| 11 | LEASEHOLD restaurants and wine-bars have gained in popularity in recent years ‘ due to the relatively small capital required to set up business , ’ says Chris Day , deputy managing director of Christie & Co . |
| 12 | Herringman is probably best known as the publisher of John Dryden [ q.v. ] , but his first enterprising move was to purchase the stock of John Holden , who had died in May 1652 , and to set up business at Holden 's former shop at the Blue Anchor in the Lower Walk , New Exchange , during 1653 . |
| 13 | That 's why I 'm determined to set up business for myself . |
| 14 | In the Wessex Dairies case , it was found that on the last day of his employment as a milkman the defendant , whilst on his round , informed customers that he would soon cease to be employed by the plaintiffs , that he was going to set up business on his own and could supply them with milk . |
| 15 | A clever employee would be able to set up business outside the restricted area and be able to serve former customers from there if ( a ) did not exist . |