Example sentences of "[noun sg] clean up [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Demands for action to clean up sulphur dioxide emissions from power stations , widely believed to be responsible for the ‘ acid rain ’ that was killing forests , lakes and rivers — not just in Scotland , but as far afield as Germany and Scandinavia — were brushed aside on the grounds of inconclusive evidence ; a similar attitude was taken towards the radioactive discharges from the nuclear reprocessing plant at Sellafield . |
| 2 | The European Community ( EC ) has agreed on a programme to clean up sewage which pollutes rivers and beaches , poisons fish and renders water unfit to drink . |
| 3 | Federal laws governing hazardous waste were not then in effect , nor was there much money to clean up tips . |
| 4 | A plan to clean up Florida 's endangered Everglades has been agreed between sugar growers and government officials , following a five-year legal battle . |
| 5 | The 20-year campaign to clean up Lake Vänern in southern Sweden has been so successful that its waters are in danger of becoming sterile — too clean for fish and plants . |
| 6 | As mayor , he launched a campaign to clean up Athens , and was often to be seen — much to the irritation of the government — riding refuse lorries through the city in the early morning . |
| 7 | The British government faces prosecution in the European court over of its failure to clean up Blackpool , Formby and Southport beaches . |
| 8 | Environmentalists and local politicians this wee k welcomed an ambitious initiative to clean up Darlington . |
| 9 | How I can make a start cleaning up Clapham High Street I would like to know . |
| 10 | In future , environment clean up specialists and other disaster experts from across the globe will help fellow LASMO workers in the event of a major emergency . |
| 11 | Enormous efforts are being made by motor and oil industries around the world to clean up diesel 's act and get it in shape to meet the stringent emission standards coming into force before the start of the 21st century . |
| 12 | Resolution Trust Corp , the agency cleaning up America 's savings and loan mess , is to sell 215 more S&Ls , with assets totalling $38 billion , by September 30th . |
| 13 | I remember when I worked in Ninewells and the Queen Mother was coming and the same thing happened , the domestics had to work over time to clean up Ninewells which is a relatively new hospital . |
| 14 | New plant to clear the air A £7.5m PLANT to clean up emissions from one of British Steel 's Teesside plants opens today . |