Example sentences of "[be] [prep] up to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , temperate forests are worth up to 50 times more in return per unit area and some tropical countries are net importers of timber . |
| 2 | The eggs of the peregrine falcon are worth up to ten thousand pounds each . |
| 3 | Loans under £15,000 are for up to five years and have a fixed interest rate to help you predict your outgoings . |
| 4 | Frequently recurring criticisms of the contracts are that they are of up to nine years ' duration , they contain hidden annual increases , that the costs of settling old agreements are added to the undisclosed capital value of new equipment , and that the total cost of a contract is not disclosed . |
| 5 | Mr Paul Barry , author of The Rise and Fall of Alan Bond , estimates his hidden assets to be worth up to £22 million . |
| 6 | The agreement covers high capacity integrated services digital networks terminal adapters , circuit back up units and digital multiplexers , dial-up and leased-line modems , and network management products and support services , and could be worth up to £40m to Racal-Datacom over the next three years . |
| 7 | Cincinnati Bell Inc reports that the Federal arm of its Cincinnati Bell Information Systems won a systems management contract that could run for five years and be worth up to $41m to support the Federal Transportation Computer Center in Washington DC : the centre supports Federal Highway Administration , US Coast Guard , Federal Transit Administration , Research & Special Programs Administration , the Federal Aviation Administration , and the Federal Maritime Administration . |
| 8 | The deal could be worth up to $15m . |
| 9 | The business is thought to be worth up to £1.4m . |
| 10 | Under an agreement signed in Havana on April 17 , 1990 , it was announced that the volume of Cuban-Soviet trade would increase in the next year by 8.7 per cent compared with 1989 , and would be worth up to 9,200 million roubles ( US$15,160 million ) . |
| 11 | And for one private hospital , the contract could be worth up to 180,000 pounds . |
| 12 | He says it may be worth up to nine thousand pounds , and it 's also valuable to historians who want to know about Iron Age society . |
| 13 | Experts have said the collection could be worth up to $20 million ( £15 million ) . |
| 14 | There are possible complications of a curable cancer and I shall have to be monitored regularly by Charing Cross Hospital ( because moles are so rare it is centralised ) until my hormone levels return to normal ( This could be for up to two years ) . |
| 15 | Such an order would be for up to three months and would have to be a ban on all or any class of processions in a given area . |
| 16 | Prospecting licences can be for up to 250 km² ; for an initial period of two years , renewable for a further two years at the discretion of the Department . |
| 17 | Third , clients may need to be prepared to wait until the start of the next course , which might not be for up to two months . |
| 18 | Two thirds of the suspended sentences imposed by the Magistrates ' courts were for up to three months . |
| 19 | In the Crown Court over 90% were for up to a year , and 50% under six months . |
| 20 | The engineers ' free calls were worth up to £750,000 to BT . |
| 21 | So , on top of his wages , he 's worth up to £12,000 a year extra . |
| 22 | It 's worth up to £4,000 , but would-be murderer Sheila Stroud was allowed out of Holloway Prison , where she 's serving 18 years , and driven to Cheltenham to dispute Mr Stokle 's claim . |
| 23 | For existing customers the offer is worth up to £500 . |
| 24 | Ron Skates , president and chief executive officer of Data General Corp and senior vice president , Tom West , were in the UK last week to bolster the company 's bid for a share of the UK Home Office 's Unix System Environment — House 2 — contract for open systems hardware , which is worth up to £100m split between three suppliers . |
| 25 | In the November 1991 issue we ran a competition for five lucky winners to receive Crosby front doors — the total value of the prizes is worth up to £1,000 . |
| 26 | The award is worth up to £400 and can be used for a project , to fund attendance at meetings or conferences relevant to a current research report or to assist with costs of disseminating research through meetings , conferences or publications . |
| 27 | The contract is worth up to £200,000 . |
| 28 | It 's estimated that the trade is worth up to £1.5 million a year , with huntsmen collecting , on average , around £5,000 a year and in some cases as much as £20,000 . |
| 29 | Each card holds 50 squares and each square is worth up to £10 on the streets . |
| 30 | The equipment listed is for up to 40 windsurf guests in 1990 , but during the year there will be updates and replacements . |