Example sentences of "[verb] to take up [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For him , critical writing has to take up wider issues than enjoyment of a picture or a sculpture . |
| 2 | It has to take up private time — and at home . |
| 3 | There is also the question of the evidence put to Parliament , and I want to take up those issues in Committee . |
| 4 | Remember we said about , that only applies if you miss two consecutive erm , years ' rise in the R P I , then we 'll say right , if you want to take up any more , than we 'll need a medical . |
| 5 | I am pleased that the parents of pupils at those schools have voted to take up this option for their schools . |
| 6 | Now the doyen of backyard reception , Stephen Birkill a Briton , has written a manual to make life easier for anyone who wants to take up this new hobby . |
| 7 | Therefore the rotor can be made to take up any intermediate position between the full-step positions if the windings are excited by currents in the correct proportion . |
| 8 | In addition , contributions can be made to take up any unused part of the total earnings of the past six years . |
| 9 | For example the efficiency of labour would appear to take up some considerable amount of their time . |
| 10 | To guard against the danger of becoming ‘ insular ’ , he also plans to take up some non-executive directorships . |
| 11 | Even her accent would n't give her away ; all kinds of nationalities came to take up casual work in the restaurants and hotels . |
| 12 | There were always great arguments about whether it was something you were allowed or not , and that always seemed to take up half the visit . |
| 13 | Stove and sink were immediately adjacent in the tiny galley , and he seemed to take up more than his fair share of space . |
| 14 | New or secondary issue underwriters have rarely had to take up undersubscribed issues as the timings of such are usually gauged to ensure the full take-up of the shares on offer . |
| 15 | As on previous courses any Qualified Teacher wishing to attend for a day is very welcome to do so ( £10 per day ) , and is making a new list of teachers who might like to take up spare places on the Aston Clinton weekends ( £55 ) . |
| 16 | A legion of schoolgirls would dearly like to take up that offer — if it was n't for Marci . |
| 17 | I 'd like to take up some points as they 've occurred this morning . |
| 18 | In practice the saving may be considerably less , as extra diesel is usually needed to take up any temporary increases in the load on the engine . |
| 19 | D' ya mean that thing is going to take up all this space ? ’ he bellowed . |
| 20 | Several overlapping circles of young officials and students in St Petersburg began to take up french socialist ideas , particularly those of Charles Fourier . |
| 21 | Although socialists are now beginning to take up these questions , a feminist perspective highlights these as central issues . |
| 22 | For some students , for example those who to wish to take up technical apprenticeships , this may mean a decision to leave school . |
| 23 | The process by which two clubs would be invited to take up full membership of the Scottish League would be decided after the EGM . |
| 24 | The two videos on Chinese Brush Painting by Jane Evans ( John Hemson Associates ) are ideal for those wishing to take up this traditional technique . |
| 25 | Remember to take up these queries in tutorials / seminars . |
| 26 | Heath was even led to castigate , in his famous phrase , the ‘ unacceptable face of capitalism ’ , and to berate industrialists for failing to take up industrial investment opportunities . |
| 27 | In the following chapters in this book there are many illustrations of how adult educators have attempted to take up this challenge working with women , peace groups , the unemployed , ecology groups , trade unions , cooperatives , people in the Third World . |
| 28 | It was true , Uncle Max had said many times that if she decided to take up general practice he 'd be only too happy to have her join him , but that was n't quite the same thing as actually being offered a job . |
| 29 | Each of their own lives would have to take up another uncertain beginning . |
| 30 | However , Advani chose to take up another seat , which he had won simultaneously in the state of Gujarat . |