Example sentences of "[vb -s] up [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is despite their repeated claims that the act , which tightens up rules on the safety inspection of large dams and calls for a national register of dams , was necessary . |
| 2 | INTERTAN SHUTS UP SHOPS ON CONTINENT ; 1,000 TO GO |
| 3 | Whenever Marx or Freud or any other thinker is used in such a way as an authority of revealed truth , then the community of sociologists opens up discussion on the basic aspects of the theory . |
| 4 | We have , however , received considerable support and encouragement from Michael Fallon , who visits us regularly and takes up issues on our behalf with Government Ministers , seemingly with considerable success following the recent announcement with regard to European Grant Aid . |
| 5 | Bird ( 1968 ) divides up coasts on the basis of tidal range into microtidal ( less than 2 m : 6 ft ) , mesotidal ( 2–4 m ) and macrotidal ( more than 4 m : 12 ft ) . |
| 6 | US steps up pressure on rhino and tiger trade |
| 7 | China steps up pressure on Britain |
| 8 | Do n't use soap , which dries up skin on the face . |
| 9 | Hewlett-Packard Co — shares up $5.125 on those sterling second quarter figures ( CI No 2,171 ) — may be doing very well with its Unix computers ( it is ) , but its out-and-out winner is of course the printer business : printer orders in the quarter were up a phenomenal 33% on the 1992 second quarter at $4,100m . |