Example sentences of "[be] up [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where rifting occurs over a mantle plume the sub-lithospheric mantle will be up to 200°C hotter than normal and large quantities of magma will be generated . |
| 2 | And at Musselburgh it was Ramsay 's turn to say farewell , much as he was tempted to agree to the Randolphs ' urgings and proceed with them over Forth to Doune of Menteith , so much more secure in present circumstances than would be Dalwolsey ; for nothing was surer than that the English would be up to Lothian and Edinburgh before long , and Dalwolsey not far off their path . |
| 3 | Seedlings of Platypodium elegans ( Leguminosae ) also in central America die of damping off as a function of distance from the mother in their first year , when the mortality rate can be up to 81% . |
| 4 | Slurry is injected into a 20mm ( 0.75in ) wide groove which can be up to 60mm ( 2.3in ) deep , and on all models , the slot is opened by a pair of discs mounted on a flexible arm , a feature which is said to ensure precise depth control . |
| 5 | It would be up to officers to decide what was dangerous and whether to discourage it . |
| 6 | Heels could be up to 10cm high and toes were as rounded as the ever-popular clog . |
| 7 | When a child , perhaps under pressure for some misdemeanour , observed that ‘ Mum will be up to school about this ’ , the threat was a real one . |
| 8 | It 's only likely to cause a problem if they think my work is n't going to be up to standard . |
| 9 | This makes it easier to lose weight in the first few weeks , at a rate which can be up to 4lb per week . |
| 10 | The judgement , which provoked an angry reaction from the local tourist industry , was described by the government as a " technicality " , saying it was confident all but nine British beaches would be up to EC standards by 1996 . |
| 11 | It will be up to trusts to decide whether to pay for training and permit time off for it . |
| 12 | Publication date for the directory was last month and the editorial listing for Hanson appears to be up to date . |
| 13 | Not all the parents will have a reading age of 17+ , be candidates for MENSA and be up to date with the latest educational jargon . |
| 14 | They were written during the thirties , but much of it would still be up to date — after all , I do not imagine German bombs have altered our countryside so significantly . |
| 15 | The reception counter should be free from dust and any display literature should be up to date , neat and tidy and in its correct place . |
| 16 | It is required that the text and control data available to the users should be up to date . |
| 17 | ‘ The benefit of new communications media and electronic data processing , shows that the Church can be up to date too ’ said Christian Schwarz-Schilling , the German Minister for Postal Services , at Credo-Bit ‘ 92 . |
| 18 | It was good to be up to date with the entering . |
| 19 | Hers was high-level popularization ; at other levels were such elementary works as Jane Marcet 's Conversations on Chemistry , ( 1806 ) and Samuel Parkes ' Chemical Catechism , ( 1806 ) though both these reckoned to be up to date with new discoveries such as those of Davy . |
| 20 | First of all , if the records are not up to date — and it is difficult to see how they could be up to date during high level activity — the source of the information is missing . |
| 21 | And do not expect them to be up to date — if you carry on reading Practical PC you might soon know more about state of the art computing than the tutor . |
| 22 | Encourage members to be up to date in risk assessment and management by inclusion of appropriate initial education and continuing professional development . |
| 23 | Please let the office know about any alterations when they happen ( we like to be up to date ! ) . |
| 24 | So I 've now got a handout for you and it 'll be up to date about how to complete a B one . |
| 25 | But a lot of people would say of course that it is of such importance , that we really ought to be up to date with exactly what 's going on , after all this is happening on our behalf . |
| 26 | She should be up to date with her vaccinations , and should be swabbed before going to the stud — vet 's visit plus consultation and advice , the swab , postage , lab fees — see how it adds up ? |
| 27 | The Commission said , however , that it would be up to member states to propose and enforce measures protecting environmentally sensitive areas from shipping , as this was a matter of national , rather than Community , jurisdiction . |
| 28 | In any policy , medical and repatriation cover should be up to £250,000 when holidaying in Europe , unlimited for the USA and £500,000 for the rest of the world . |
| 29 | Their expenses can be up to £126 a day , plus the cost of first-class travel from their home . |
| 30 | No he wo n't be up to midnight if he has n't got the car and the last train goes before then . |