Example sentences of "takes up [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It rolls up small so takes up little space in a rucksack . |
| 2 | While precise indicators of the numbers of laws depend upon more precise definition of what are considered as laws ( there is a variety of different types of order , statute and regulation ) , one crude indicator for the expansion of legislation in the United States is that the Federal Register grew from 2,355 pages in 1936 to 60,221 pages in 1975 ; another indicator for Britain is found in the Index to the Statutes — the index listing legislation for , the period from 1235 to 1935 takes up 788 pages , while that for 1936 to 1982 takes up 978 pages . |
| 3 | Brand B sells at £75 per month and takes up 7 metres of space . |
| 4 | This is particularly true of libraries and archives in which valuable information is stored in a manner that takes up vast amounts of space , is prone to decay , and may not be easily accessible . |
| 5 | TV takes up vast chunks mainly in the 470MHz-850MHz range . |
| 6 | The equipment for funnelling off the carbon-12 takes up two sides of a workshop the size of a church hall . |
| 7 | While precise indicators of the numbers of laws depend upon more precise definition of what are considered as laws ( there is a variety of different types of order , statute and regulation ) , one crude indicator for the expansion of legislation in the United States is that the Federal Register grew from 2,355 pages in 1936 to 60,221 pages in 1975 ; another indicator for Britain is found in the Index to the Statutes — the index listing legislation for , the period from 1235 to 1935 takes up 788 pages , while that for 1936 to 1982 takes up 978 pages . |
| 8 | Not every woman takes up that challenge . |
| 9 | Takes , this song takes up that theme that Jesus introduces to his disciples about a harvest being ready . |
| 10 | If Kendall takes up that offer , he may appoint the former England midfielder Peter Reid , currently at QPR , as his player-coach . |
| 11 | If Kendall takes up that offer , he may appoint the former England midfielder Peter Reid , currently at QPR , as his player-coach . |
| 12 | the spaghetti takes up 10 metres of shelf space |
| 13 | Brand A sells at £150 per month and takes up 10 feet of shelf space . |
| 14 | Brand C sells at £39 per month and takes up 13 metres of space . |
| 15 | The fact that the collection takes up some 8M of disk space may also be regarded as something of a stumbling block … |
| 16 | Well , the first book in which Freud explicitly takes up this question in the opening pages , is his book of nineteen twenty seven , er The Future of an Illusion , and his begins , by posing the Hobbesian question , although it does n't mention Hobbes , but , it 's the fundamental point he makes , that civilization goes against the grain of human nature , and the question he asks himself is , how does er , order , morality . |
| 17 | Isaiah 61 : takes up this theme , and the prophet cries : |
| 18 | He does not , however , explain why the causal influence of the forces of production is always , and necessarily , greater than that of individuals , and only takes up this point in a second argument , in which he shifts from the discussion of character traits to consider the role played by individuals of extraordinary talent . |
| 19 | The section on measurement ( p.67 ) where the difficulties with decimal place value are very apparent , takes up this point further . |
| 20 | Eliminating the ‘ barrier of speed ’ would lead to slower travel which is quieter , safer , takes up less space , greater ease of crossing the road , better air , less stress and less arrogance . |
| 21 | As long as your amp is high enough to support your guitar properly then GuitaRest does exactly the same job as a guitar stand — except that it 's neater , lighter , takes up less space , costs less than most and also incorporates a recess to accommodate your armoury of assorted plectra . |
| 22 | However , the index itself takes up less space . |
| 23 | When they 're placed on floppies we can use a program ( called a ‘ packer ’ or ‘ zipper ’ ) to encode this information so it takes up less space . |
| 24 | It is also an independent feeding method which involves a separate rod and line to lower the dropper in , or , if used with the same rod and line with which you are fishing , takes up precious minutes of time when your hookbait could be in the water ; valuable minutes when the barbel are mad on feed . |
| 25 | Shrimp farming currently takes up 5,500 hectares and is projected to take up 15,000 hectares by 1995 . |
| 26 | presented a ‘ grid ’ file that performs particularly well when the number of search attributes is ten or less , and offers a high data storage utilization , good growth characteristics and efficient processing of range queries ; Stanfill and Kahle explain the principles of a parallel free-text search on a particular parallel computer , and claim a retrieval speed of 2 — 3 minutes for Boolean queries of 25 and 20000 terms respectively when the database in question takes up 15 Gbytes of storage space . |
| 27 | Brand D sells at £315 per month and takes up 20 feet of space . |
| 28 | And as it takes up little room , tie is also a good idea , ‘ just in case ’ . |
| 29 | Capital gains tax will not become payable until the original shareholder sells his shares in B ; and if B is formed in a tax haven in which there are no restrictions on loans to directors , he can in fact enjoy the proceeds of the original shares in Company A free of tax until he dies or takes up permanent residence outside the jurisdiction . |
| 30 | The social chapter , which takes up three pages of the 134-page treaty , is merely a statement of intent to implement a social dimension within the EC . |