Example sentences of "[be] up to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If they 're up to standard and I like them , I 'll use them — simple as that . ’ |
| 2 | So then you 're up to date , but three in the afternoon you 've got the C B S evening news , 'cos they 're also three hours earlier . |
| 3 | We 're , working on an hotel project I think and we 're up to week thirteen on the programme and I think you might be able to see on week thirteen and given the information we 've got at the moment as well , it means we 're gon na be working on three floors at once so it was the first thing to identify . |
| 4 | A crippling recruitment and retention crisis has seen BR lose vital engineering staff to better paid jobs for example in British Telecom and Mercury , where senior technicians ' rates are up to £60 a week more . |
| 5 | All hotels now have to satisfy a local fire officer that their precautions are up to standard before they can do business . |
| 6 | That means that inspectors will be supervised and monitored by Her Majesty 's inspectorate and will not be allowed to carry out inspections unless they are up to standard . |
| 7 | ‘ I hope all your licenses are up to date . ’ |
| 8 | All teachers shall be given a competency test to verify they are up to date with subjects and modern teaching methods . |
| 9 | Whatever arrangements you make , however , you must ensure that the dog 's inoculations are up to date . |
| 10 | 2 To show that these products are up to date and invaluable to the modern man or woman . |
| 11 | Also make sure your vaccinations are up to date . |
| 12 | A report generator solves the problem of information management provided that the records stored are up to date . |
| 13 | I 'd better check that the nursing staff are up to date on her meal and insulin timetable . ’ |
| 14 | Benefits of the new system are that orders are processed quicker , improving cashflow ; company stock figures are up to date and correct , instead of being hypothetical ; surplus stock is being used up ; a system has been created where there was no system , and the scheme has boosted customer satisfaction . |
| 15 | The hon. Gentleman should know that advertising money is being spent and electoral registration officers are working hard to ensure that their electoral registers are up to date and accurate . |
| 16 | The ASA 's rules mean that companies must check with the MPS to ensure its lists are up to date before they are used . |
| 17 | Make sure the plans are up to date and include all buildings . |
| 18 | Businesses in the area are being advised to make sure their accounts are up to date before tough new rules on VAT come into force . |
| 19 | They are up to 3ins ( 7½cms ) long and l½ins ( 4cms ) wide . |
| 20 | Digitalk Inc , Los Angeles is now shipping the 32-bit version of its object-oriented Smalltalk/V development environment for OS/2 2.0 , enabling users to create Smalltalk/V applications that are up to 100% faster and 50% smaller than 16-bit OS/2 applications : it can call both 16-bit and 32-bit Dynamic Link Libraries , adds a debugger with enhanced single-stepping capability , improved support for bit maps , double-byte character set characters in Smalltalk/V code , and support for OS/2 's common dialogue boxes ; it costs a swinging $1,000 . |
| 21 | The tuberous rootstock , up to 4ins ( 10cms ) long , is cylindrical and bears a rosette of leaves which are up to 12ins ( 30cms ) long and 3ins ( 71½–8cms ) wide . |
| 22 | The dark green leaves , which are narrow , ribbon-like , almost like Vallisneria spiralis , are up to 12ins ( 30cms ) long , with a prominent midrib and many lateral veins , and taper to a point . |
| 23 | The fines are up to £1,000 and the provision arises as a result of the introduction of police cameras on roads which provide evidence of offences such as speeding or jumping traffic lights where the police are in possession of the vehicle number but not the name of the driver . |
| 24 | Fines for a car are up to £1,000 ; for a lorry , up to £25,000 . |
| 25 | For gilts and other fixed interest securities the costs are up to £15,000 , £15 ; and over £15,000 , £30 . |
| 26 | A Direct Line home insurance policy is approved by all the leading Building Societies and standard rates are up to 20% lower than those of other leading insurers . |
| 27 | The leaf-stalks are up to 8ins ( 20cms ) long and tough . |
| 28 | The leaves growing submerged are up to 8ins ( 20cms ) long and 6ins ( 16cms ) broad , light green , translucent , deeply heart-shaped and crinkled . |
| 29 | On balance , traditional methods of training are up to 40% more expensive than the open learning techniques such as those practised by the Open Business School . |
| 30 | Texas Instruments Inc cut suggested retail prices on its personal computers by $100 to $700 : the TravelMate WinSLC is cut 5% to $1,900 and the TM4000 Win models are up to $700 cheaper ; it also introduced a new Travelmate 4000 model , with an 80486 microprocessor , at $3,100 . |