Example sentences of "to build up [noun] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tariff issue was therefore full of danger for Baldwin , not so much because of its content as because it could be exploited by those who wished to build up discontent against the spirit of ‘ Safety first ’ . |
| 2 | Diana has been furious that some Palace aides tried to build up stories before the tour that the couple were getting closer together again . |
| 3 | In its place the aim was to build up communities on the periphery equipped with all the necessary facilities , including local employment and to set a firm limit to the size of these communities . |
| 4 | Since the 1950s Japan has worked hard to build up contacts with the region , both economically and politically . |
| 5 | One farmer/contractor was transferring income from his contracting business to build up capital on the farm for long term family objectives . |
| 6 | They had some support amongst officials at court , but they had not troubled to build up support amongst the magnates or the lesser landowners . |
| 7 | Maps that use these peculiar motions to build up pictures of the amount of matter in space have been prepared by various researchers over the past year or so . |
| 8 | By surrounding the subject 's head with a detector array , connected to suitable computer hardware , it is possible to build up images of the brain , indicating the areas of different levels of radioactivity , and hence of metabolic activity . |
| 9 | From this time , we began to build up pressure on the Department , first on a weekly then on an almost daily basis , until eventually we heard that ministers had decided to fulfil the undertakings in the guardianship deed . |
| 10 | The move to build up stockpiles in the US is a result , at least partly , of such fears . |
| 11 | They are a side trying to build up confidence at the moment . |