Example sentences of "[is] often [vb pp] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ventral arm plates are pentagonal to broadly triangular with a convex distal edge which is often raised up in proximal segments . |
| 2 | The success of a system is often bound up with the success of the state that is its main proponent . |
| 3 | Like those in the closed prison community , the stereotype is often lived up to . |
| 4 | This is the flat leaf of powdery chalk , the cuttle bone , that is often washed up on the seashore . |
| 5 | You see , the structure of authority is often set up to consolidate the position of the leader . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm afraid that my husband is often caught up at the hospital and so I simply do n't know whether he will be free . ’ |
| 7 | The scenario repeats itself again and again : the rainwater gutters are choked with leaves and self-seeded grass ; damp seeps through the roof and , as the building is often boarded up and not properly ventilated , perfect conditions soon exist for an outbreak of dry rot . |
| 8 | But this in no way negates the importance of understanding the role which all these people play in the context of curriculum change , for while the picture of an obscurantist inspector or manager eager to discourage the innovative teacher is one which is often conjured up by teachers themselves as an excuse for inaction , it can be all too true . |
| 9 | As this is often linked up with annuities , endowment policies and private pension plans , several of the major life assurance companies , such as the Legal and General Assurance Society ( address on page 155 ) run their own courses as a service for their prospective pensioners , for groups of employees of large companies , or for individuals from smaller companies . |
| 10 | Lockwood accepts that clerical work is often divided up into separate departments , but he does not believe that this has led to deskilling . |
| 11 | This is often picked up by the programmers , who then make the system more secure . ’ |