Example sentences of "up by the [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most satisfactory extrinsic marker is [ 3H ] thymidine which , due to the rapid cell cycle of early post-implantation embryonic cells , is quickly taken up by the vast majority of cells and appears not to be deleterious to development ( 25 ) . |
| 2 | Its activity depended on its being sufficiently similar to be taken up by the chemical processes of the virus but sufficiently different to be useless to the virus and to jam its works . |
| 3 | We want the Government to think carefully and respond positively to our recommendations , because we are anxious that the rate of increase in the Budget from now on should not be jacked up by the powerful lobby of the industry and the influence that it can exert on the Government . |
| 4 | Then , for more than 300 years until the legions left , the Romans ruled Britain , bringing their talent for organisation to the country , building roads which made travel easier , and all the time controlling the province through the administration of Roman law — backed up by the powerful legions of the Roman army . |
| 5 | The discipline of the points made constant supervision unnecessary , with the sergeant able to strike randomly at any one of sundry crossroads , an arbitrary arrangement whose authority was backed up by the total recall of the Beat Book record . |
| 6 | The second is the joint committee set up by the General Council of the Bar and The Law Society , chaired by Lady Marre , which reported in July 1988 ( Marre Committee , 1988 ) . |
| 7 | She stood there until the rapturous applause died down and the peacock screen rose from the floor , hiding all behind it , then , her eyes clouded by emotional tears conjured up by the sheer beauty of what she had just witnessed , she turned blindly , colliding with a hard male body . |
| 8 | Unfortunately , the level of interest is not backed up by the right level of knowledge either from prospective users or from many of the suppliers . |
| 9 | This will be followed up by the second phase of interviews and observation work to explore further some main ideas more closely important factors in women 's health decision-making , especially those contributing to low rates of utilisation of services such as screening . |
| 10 | The stick , in particular , backed up by the practical invisibility of the night beat , was a useful device to save on unpaid overtime . |
| 11 | A committee of experts has been set up by the Russian Ministry of Culture to look into the problem of such articles within its borders . |
| 12 | The fact was that all sorts of strange gear-shifts were taking place within my psyche , and I was eaten up by the morbid drama of Frankenstein . |
| 13 | This difference is summed up by the final sentence of the book , said by Carlson . |
| 14 | In many respects Standy Credits are preferable to Bank Guarantees because virtually all Credits , including Standby Credits , issued by banks are subject to a set of internationally accepted rules drawn up by the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris , known as UCP 400 . |
| 15 | A new organization , the World Industry Council for the Environment ( WICE ) , has been set up by the International Chamber of Commerce ( ICC ) to lobby on environmental issues for business interests . |
| 16 | This was taken up by the Economic Section of the Cabinet ( under Meade ) which devised the Economic Survey : the expected level of output for the following year was predicted on the basis of the estimated changes over the present year in individual sectors of the economy . |
| 17 | A third source of opportunity has opened up by the increased willingness of many firms to contemplate non-traditional forms of investment ( NFI ) , also in their marginal territories . |
| 18 | Next morning at ‘ stand-to' ’ there were the usual reports of wounded which were backed up by the increased activity of the jeeps carrying the casualties to the rear , among them several Airborne troops . |
| 19 | The serious fraud office has been sent details of a business deal drawn up by the former chairman of Oxford United Kevin Maxwell , and the former managing director of Derby County . |
| 20 | Wellington wrote in his dispatch : ‘ Major-General Mackinnon was unfortunately blown up by the accidental explosion of one of the enemy 's expense magazines , close to the breach . ’ |
| 21 | He said he had met Mounsey in prison and believed they were set up by the same gang of traffickers in Bangkok . |
| 22 | The new body — to be set up by the 12 countries of the European Community and the six countries of the European Free Trade Association — would be open to east European states who opt for democracy . |
| 23 | ‘ Most of it was sopped up by the double thickness of the collar at the back but it soaked down through . |
| 24 | One escapes the old analogy only by submitting to another ; the role of logic , even when it is suspected that there is something wrong at the foundations of the argument , is confined to applying and criticizing concepts thrown up by the spontaneous process of analogizing . |
| 25 | I scuttle off , to be swallowed up by the wavering shadows of mulberry trees . |
| 26 | The following is a declaration of the rights of television viewers drawn up by the French Association of Television Viewers . |
| 27 | I wasted no time in entering the assembly area and rejoining the cheerful gang of visitors , buoyed up by the welcome infusion of champagne and looking forward to more . |
| 28 | The two youngsters found the going much easier this time , with the way ahead lit up by the bobbing light of their new-found ally 's powerful flashlight . |
| 29 | Wine acidity , he explains , is swallowed up by the natural sweetness of the shallots . |
| 30 | Since then , he has crammed in a whole host of charitable activities including being secretary of Cleveland Rotafac Trust , a charitable group set up by the Rotary Club of Guisborough and Great Ayton . |