Example sentences of "[conj] [conj] up to " in BNC.

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1 We were told that although up to this point no account had been made for the effects of new policies , the counties were at liberty to estimate the effects of new policies — either theirs or the Government 's via planning policy guidance and the work of development agencies , TECs etc .
2 We found that although up to 11 ( 17% ) patients admitted with liver disease to a district general hospital over a three year period might reasonably have been considered for liver transplantation , only three ( 5% ) were actually referred .
3 But the anchorage where the destroyer headquarters ship with its rear admiral 's flag once lay , and where up to a dozen destroyers might be swinging with the tide at their buoys , was now empty water .
4 ‘ The main differences between the two styles of cuisine is in the way the Chinese blend ingredients , how they introduce colour into the food , and that up to 90% of the work is done prior to cooking . ’
5 The East German government estimated on June 17 that the country 's total industrial funding requirement would be between DM5,000 million and DM6,000 million ( approximately US$2,980 million-3,577 million ) per month after unification , and that up to one-third of all East German companies would be totally dependent on foreign credits .
6 Neil Clarke , chair of British Coal , announced on Oct. 13 that production was to cease at 31 of the corporation 's 50 pits over the next five months ( including four which were to be mothballed ) and that up to 30,000 jobs were to be lost .
7 The conference had been told on Dec. 5 that some 780 million people in the world 's developing countries had insufficient food for their daily needs , that 190 million children aged under five suffered from malnutrition [ see this page for UNICEF report ] , and that up to 2,000 million people were suffering less serious dietary shortages .
8 ( Matthew 2.2 ) This is an ancient question , but as up to date as the latest computer .
9 I invited Reinhard to join me in some parallel experiments in chicks ; to our delight , 2-Dgal , injected either just before or up to a couple of hours after training , blocked fucose incorporation into the chick brain glycoproteins and produced amnesia in animals tested twenty-four hours later .
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