Example sentences of "[to-vb] up to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because there is pressure on departments in humanistic subjects to appear up to date and efficient , it is much easier to persuade funding bodies to give money for computers and software than to buy manuscripts , rare books , or second and third copies of frequently used library texts . |
| 2 | Love wo n't change the history of the world ( that nonsense about Cleopatra 's nose is strictly for sentimentalists ) , but it will do something much more important : teach us to stand up to history , to ignore its chin-out strut . |
| 3 | This aspect of the writing of reports has been exaggerated to impress on you that every report , even the least important , must be able to stand up to expert cross-examination . |
| 4 | The whole system had been constructed to stand up to earthquake pressures . |
| 5 | Thank goodness for people prepared to stand up to authority and tackle the system they believe is wrong . ’ |
| 6 | With output recovering , the prime minister , Hanna Suchocka decided to stand up to Solidarity 's threat to call a general strike . |
| 7 | ( One notable exception is the University of London , which recently issued guidelines on what was acceptable in a house officer 's post and warned that jobs failing to come up to standard would not be recognised . ) |
| 8 | SAFETY measures at a Darlington car park failed to come up to standard after tests , it has been revealed . |
| 9 | SAFETY measures at a Darlington car park failed to come up to standard after vital tests , it has been revealed . |
| 10 | ‘ Can I get him to come up to Rainbow , Nurse Charles , as soon as he 's finished ? ’ asked Juliet . |
| 11 | Remove about an hour before the guests are expected and fill the pineapple shells , then leave to come up to room temperature . |
| 12 | The TRAX system was developed by the ISMA in an attempt to provide up to date information on transactions ( which are supposed to be reported in 30 minutes ) to allow matching inconsistencies to be resolved quickly . |
| 13 | The birth was on July 1st and at 7 lb 7 oz he 's got a long way to go to catch up to dad . |
| 14 | Although the information given here was correct at the time of preparing this guide it is essential to obtain up to date information to take account of any changes in official policy . |
| 15 | The project known as Chemistry Plus — chemistry plus applications , linked teachers with over twenty organisations in order to create up to date resources for pupils studying the National Curriculum . |
| 16 | The centre 's staff recruitment policy ensures the appointment of adequate numbers of appropriately competent staff and the staff development policy encourages staff to develop/keep up to date with current practice in their field and in education/training . |
| 17 | Jinny swallowed her rage and tried to forget that she had wanted to go up to Back Clough Dale today . |
| 18 | I was waiting to go up to university and had just got a job as a prep-school master . |
| 19 | ‘ Do you want to go up to bed now ? ’ |
| 20 | I mean we could never have paid for all those tyres and when I retired the erm , they actually had a tyre fitter supplied and paid for by they were the , they took over the whole of the tyre maintenance , they had a tyre fitter down there and he used to go up to depot , change any tyres over there that were necessary , he inspected them each day and changed them over but of course he was notifying erm at the same time . |
| 21 | ‘ When do I have to go up to Casa Madrid ? ’ |
| 22 | I asked Suzannah what prompted her to go up to town tonight . |
| 23 | He wanted to go up to Jubilee Wood again . |
| 24 | He 'd plenty of time to go up to Jubilee Wood . |
| 25 | This should be supported by the health service as part of the programme of development that any large organisation must adopt if it is to remain up to date and use its resources cost effectively . |
| 26 | The manager 's task was to remain up to date with the changes , to encourage a confident understanding of the purpose and methods of assessment and to make sense of the ambiguity which surrounded questions of parental and governors ' access to the assessments . |
| 27 | The forms need to show the maximum possible numbers to include everyone on role at any time between January and December — please return them at or before the Reunion , but let us know verbally as soon as possible of any major changes — the office likes to give up to date information to enquirers . |
| 28 | To ensure continuity and to give more necessary practice ( further consolidation ) , appropriate homework or a task should be given at the end of each lesson , or at least once or twice a week , depending on the amount of time the student is able or prepared to give up to home study . |
| 29 | Agriculture has fewer and fewer workers to give up to industry or the tertiary sector , and short-term migrant or daily labour has steadily declined from a peak in the 1960s . |
| 30 | Yes and he 's very , very difficult to feed himself , to get the food in because , you know , he liked to come in a half past ten and bully me to cook things for him that 's why sometimes I used to run up to bed and pretend I was asleep . |