Example sentences of "for up to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Official figures suggest that ACET provided care at home for up to one in four of all those who died of AIDS in the UK last year . |
| 2 | Hundreds of Afghan political prisoners have reportedly been held without charge or trial for up to nine years in interrogation centres and segregated prison blocks operated by the Ministry of State Security . |
| 3 | Since 1970 hundreds of Jehovah 's Witnesses have been detained without charge or trial for up to five years . |
| 4 | They will remain there for up to ten weeks , before being brought into a warm greenhouse so we can force them into flower . |
| 5 | Tests show that on most high performance machines , a spread of splattered flies on the leading edges can account for up to a quarter of the glider 's performance , reducing a glide ratio of 40:1 to less than 35:1 and making a mockery of glide calculations . |
| 6 | ‘ I coach her for up to 15 hours per week , usually early in the mornings , before breakfast , and lunchtimes . |
| 7 | It also performs Wye-Delta transformations ( handy for network analysis simplification ) and defined multi-tap dividers , for up to ten output voltages . |
| 8 | Patients must practise the techniques for up to 20 minutes a day . |
| 9 | The gypsies say they need a site for up to 40 caravans but there is continuing opposition to such a plan . |
| 10 | You waited outside in the street for up to two hours , and then , when you got to the box office , the passes were heaped in no known order , and Tory office girls scrabbled through piles of them as if digging for hidden bones . |
| 11 | Under the Act , the men can be held for up to seven days . |
| 12 | The benefits include a lump sum payment for accidental injury up to £50,000 for standard cover and £100,000 for premium cover ; up to £25,000 standard and £50,000 premium for a fatal accident ; £25 or £50 for each day 's hospitalisation for up to a year , £250 or £500 towards specialist outpatient treatment after leaving hospital and up to £500,000 on both levels to cover against third party claims for injury or damage to their property . |
| 13 | A source close to Mr Saatchi confirmed yesterday that between 70 and 100 works from the collection — the largest of its kind in the world — had been disposed of through the New York art dealer Larry Gagosian for up to $1m per painting . |
| 14 | SSP is payable for up to 28 weeks in a PIW , but most periods of sickness are over in three weeks . |
| 15 | If the employee has been working for you for up to eight weeks and does not have a linking letter or a Leaver 's statement , phone your Social Security office and ask if the start of the PIW you are dealing with links back to a claim to a Social Security benefit . |
| 16 | SMP is payable for up to 18 weeks unless the woman goes abroad outside the European community , is taken into legal custody , or returns to work . |
| 17 | Before 1917 , as in most other parts of the Empire , one wooden church served for up to forty or fifty scattered villages . |
| 18 | Home base is a lovely country house with accommodations for up to 104 people in dormitory style rooms . |
| 19 | It has been converted to provide accommodation for up to 60 chronically sick or severely disabled residents . |
| 20 | It has been converted to provide accommodation for up to 60 chronically sick or severely disabled residents . |
| 21 | potentially these options tie the artist to the record company for up to seven or eight years . |
| 22 | Kirkcudbright Bay for codling during rough conditions with the Senwick shoreline for up to four codling to 3 lb a session . |
| 23 | Martin D Volke , whose Volke company built the two prototypes in only three months , says the chassis and Syncro transmission is good for up to 500 horsepower . |
| 24 | Store the loaf in a cake tin and slice it when needed — it keeps well for up to one week |
| 25 | FREEZING : Wrap in foil or freeze slices in polythene bags for up to 3 months . |
| 26 | Even Hepworth shifted for a while into distribution after losing a regular order from the US for up to 40 copies of every film he made . |
| 27 | They also offer interest-free credit for up to 50 weeks . |
| 28 | It 's a concentrated cream detergent in a handy 100ml tube which should last for up to 20 washes . |
| 29 | POPULATION Concern , which runs 30 projects in 23 countries , asks sixth-formers to join a sponsored water-only fast for up to 24 hours between November 20 and December 3 . |
| 30 | It creates space within the Church from which they can carry on their ministry for up to 20 years . ’ |