Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] up to " in BNC.

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1 If the right hon. Member for Aylesbury ( Sir T. Raison ) inquires of the trustees and directors of either the national or the Tate he will be told in no uncertain terms that it is extremely unsatisfactory that they can not acquire the sort of painting that they need to keep their collections fresh and up to date .
2 Given his professed contempt for journalists , the importance of this last source was surprising , but all the more revealing about his determination to keep informed and up to date .
3 The leaves are narrow , lance-shaped and up to 2ins ( 5cms ) long .
4 Leaves are fleshy , deep green above and light purple below , long , lanceolate and up to 20ins ( 50cms ) long and 4ins ( 10cms ) wide .
5 The high number of sites very close to water can be equated with the number of sites at low altitudes , sea-level and up to 15 m above sea level .
6 The leaves are dark green , stiff , narrow and up to 5in ( just over 12cms ) long .
7 The leaves are dark green , ribbon-shaped , narrow and up to 18ins ( 46cms ) long and ¼ inch ( just over ½ cm ) wide , tapering to a fine tip .
8 She 's jolly and up to date .
9 The ban on sale or display is backed by tough penalties , including a heavy fine and up to three years ' imprisonment .
10 Well , I went round and talked to group , but I think there 's a lot of er , about keeping everything fine and up to date at all times in all places and all the rest .
11 None are as good as conventional culture , and though their specificity is good the sensitivity is relatively poor ( up to 60% in total but up to 90% in heavy carriage ) .
12 So we can reject the hypothesis that each of the coefficients on the variables are zero , and conclude that current and up to two lags in had a significant impact on the unemployment rate .
13 To find them awake and up to Harris 's trick , much worse .
14 Set amidst panoramic views of snow-capped mountains of up to 11,000 feet , the lake is one of earth 's outstanding features ; 400 miles long and up to 50 miles wide , its dazzling blue , crystal clear water is over a mile deep in places and is reckoned to be one fifth of the world 's supply of fresh water .
15 The entire leaf is about 14ins ( 36cms ) long and up to ; 2ins ( 6cms ) wide .
16 They are 4–8ins ( 10–20cms ) long and up to 2ins ( 6cms ) wide , and slightly corrugated or ridgy .
17 The leaf is oval or egg-shaped , between 2–3ins ( 6–7½cms ) long and up to 2ins ( 6cms ) wide .
18 Triangular or even heart-shaped leaves are deep to emerald green and up to 3½ins ( 9cms ) long and up to l½ins ( 4cms ) wide .
19 The leaves are lanceolate , up to 8ins ( 20cms ) long and up to 1 inch ( 2½cms ) wide .
20 Massive bedded sulphides and disseminated ‘ feeder ’ veins and stockwork mineralisation occur over a zone 2km long and up to 500m wide .
21 Barrier reefs may not only lie some distance off major land masses , as shown in Fig.8.33 and exemplified in the Great Barrier Reef off the Queensland coast which is almost 2000 km ( 1250 miles ) long and up to 1000 m ( 1000 yards or more ) wide , but may also completely encircle non-coral islands or groups of non-coral islands , one of the best examples of which is the Truk group in the Caroline Islands ( Fig. 8.34 ) .
22 One hundred and forty kilometres long and up to eight hundred and fifty metres wide , the no man 's land between the east and west sides of the Berlin wall is now available for development .
23 Since acquisition by the Atlantic Group , the Miaco operation has been streamlined and refined and up to the FlyPast visit had overhauled 25 Pratt & Whitney engines .
24 Over the next few years we are projecting very high rates of growth , not less than double and up to three times the rate of inflation .
25 It is primarily an interbank trading market where banks lend and borrow overnight or up to one year on an unsecured basis .
26 This booklet has been produced by women for women to provide accurate and up to date information about AIDS and the issues and problems it raises for women .
27 It must be emphasised , therefore , that it is essential that management monitor and frequently check the competence of their surveying staff , the methods of measurement used , and that sub-contractor 's accounts are accurate and up to date .
28 This will ensure that flexi records are accurate and up to date .
29 However , back in 1938 the Club 's survival was uppermost and up to that date and beyond , bondholders had had a poor deal , especially those on 3% interest .
30 Room rates are pitched at £69 for a single and up to £140 for a de luxe double .
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