Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] up the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we examine their structure , we shall perceive the way in which the wishful purpose that is at work has mixed up the material of which they are built , has rearranged it and formed it into a new whole . |
| 2 | Martin Birchall has picked up the Photographer of the Year award for the second time . |
| 3 | This has speeded up the flow of information on companies to the regions . |
| 4 | The vote on Mr Craxi has speeded up the disintegration of Italy 's scandal-tainted parties . |
| 5 | The pressure to make cars lighter , and so more fuel-efficient , has pushed up the proportion of plastic in a typical car , from around 2% of the weight in 1960 to 12% today ( see chart 5 on previous page ) . |
| 6 | The 22-year-old fashion student has sewn up the opportunity of a lifetime by winning last night 's Northern Ireland Smirnoff Fashion Designer of the Year Award . |
| 7 | The debate over the Education Reform Act , and subsequent developments since then , such as the appeal by the London boroughs of Ealing and Newham against their local Agreed Syllabuses , has shown up the extent of this polarization . |
| 8 | He has drawn up the list of items below . |
| 9 | But is there not a case for saying that we are currently witnessing the historic counter attack of Christian Democracy , which has summoned up the traditions of Eastern Europe to redress the balance of the West ? |
| 10 | Its General Secretary , Max Nicholson , has summed up the thrust of much of its work as being : to supersede piecemeal treatment of public policy by co-ordinated policies founded on ‘ fact-based ’ and ‘ research-based ’ programmes ; reliable decision-making based upon accurate and comprehensive forecasting ; and the implementation of policy through democratic principles . |
| 11 | The UKCC itself has tightened up the process of disclosing its financial status . |
| 12 | Birkenhead MP Frank Field has taken up the fight of Tranmere residents who feared they were in danger of becoming a ‘ forgotten area . ’ |
| 13 | Tony Bell has taken up the reigns of captaincy at Middlesbrough once more . |
| 14 | It has taken up the cause of a South Ronaldsay mother , seven of whose children have been in care since November 1990 . |
| 15 | In his last year as President , Woodward is desperately keen to give Essex their first senior national title and has taken up the role of joint-manager to that end . |
| 16 | Ken Hollands has taken up the appointment of North Western Area Director from David MacInnes . |
| 17 | Ironically , the only Hibs player who appeared to have any kind of conviction going forward was Pat McGinlay , who has taken up the attention of Celtic 's manager , Liam Brady , and will be the object of a move from that quarter when his contract expires in the summer . |
| 18 | In fact , Mr Shiratori has been one of Japan 's representative 's on the IASC since 1984 and is well versed in all the issues ; he is also well aware that he has taken up the reins of office at a critical time for the IASC . |
| 19 | USL has taken up the baton of Architecture-Neutral Distribution Format technology from OSF , and has signed with the UK 's Defence Research Agency — the originator of the ANDF technology — to commercialise it for release with SVR4.2 . |
| 20 | In addition to the Audit Commission and the CBI , Business in the Community ( BIC ) has taken up the theme of ‘ partnership ’ . |
| 21 | THE prospect of a tour to South Africa has fired up the imagination of senior ALL BLACKS said to have been contemplating retirement after the World Cup . |
| 22 | An aviation archaeologist in Normandy has dug up the remains of what is thought to be a Seafire , naval version of the Spitfire fighter , buried some 20 feet deep in a maize field near Rauville-la-Place . |
| 23 | Keegan has paid up the contracts of Billy Askew , David Keavney , Archie Gourlay , David Robinson and Anth Cole as the first step in a Geordie clear-out . |