Example sentences of "[verb] to take up [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For him , critical writing has to take up wider issues than enjoyment of a picture or a sculpture . |
| 2 | It has to take up private time — and at home . |
| 3 | There is also the question of the evidence put to Parliament , and I want to take up those issues in Committee . |
| 4 | I am pleased that the parents of pupils at those schools have voted to take up this option for their schools . |
| 5 | Even her accent would n't give her away ; all kinds of nationalities came to take up casual work in the restaurants and hotels . |
| 6 | New or secondary issue underwriters have rarely had to take up undersubscribed issues as the timings of such are usually gauged to ensure the full take-up of the shares on offer . |
| 7 | As on previous courses any Qualified Teacher wishing to attend for a day is very welcome to do so ( £10 per day ) , and is making a new list of teachers who might like to take up spare places on the Aston Clinton weekends ( £55 ) . |
| 8 | A legion of schoolgirls would dearly like to take up that offer — if it was n't for Marci . |
| 9 | I 'd like to take up some points as they 've occurred this morning . |
| 10 | Although socialists are now beginning to take up these questions , a feminist perspective highlights these as central issues . |
| 11 | For some students , for example those who to wish to take up technical apprenticeships , this may mean a decision to leave school . |
| 12 | The process by which two clubs would be invited to take up full membership of the Scottish League would be decided after the EGM . |
| 13 | Remember to take up these queries in tutorials / seminars . |
| 14 | Heath was even led to castigate , in his famous phrase , the ‘ unacceptable face of capitalism ’ , and to berate industrialists for failing to take up industrial investment opportunities . |
| 15 | In the following chapters in this book there are many illustrations of how adult educators have attempted to take up this challenge working with women , peace groups , the unemployed , ecology groups , trade unions , cooperatives , people in the Third World . |
| 16 | It was true , Uncle Max had said many times that if she decided to take up general practice he 'd be only too happy to have her join him , but that was n't quite the same thing as actually being offered a job . |
| 17 | However , Advani chose to take up another seat , which he had won simultaneously in the state of Gujarat . |
| 18 | Shrimp farming currently takes up 5,500 hectares and is projected to take up 15,000 hectares by 1995 . |
| 19 | Users will not be forced to take up object-oriented features if they do n't want to , but they will be able to can add bits of object-oriented programming as they wish , and insulate existing Cobol programs by making an object out of an existing data structure . |
| 20 | So boys flocked to take up these jobs which were harmful to their long-term interests and , therefore , philanthropists felt moved to interfere by ‘ choking off ’ the juvenile supply and by turning juvenile labourers into skilled workers . |
| 21 | I am sure that a considerable number of chemists — professionally recognised or otherwise — would be more encouraged to take up continuing education if this led to the award of a recognised National Vocational Qualification ( NVQ ) , or more appropriately a RSC certificate/diploma . |
| 22 | Youngsters in the city are now being encouraged to take up more sports like short tennis to keep them interested . |
| 23 | Yes , could I erm , I just want to take up some points raised by the panel . |
| 24 | If you wish to take up these lessons ( which will carry on throughout the year ) please let me know as soon as possible so that we can arrange the groups . |
| 25 | Pensioner members who wish to take up this suggestion may do so by writing to the Honorary finance Officer stating when they retired/resigned from the Bank and quote their membership/staff number and , in their letter , incorporate a clear request that all or part of the sum be donated to the Frank Holden Defence Fund . . . |
| 26 | The numbers have dropped since five of them left to take up regular positions in the police force . |
| 27 | Their numbers have dropped since five of them left to take up regular positions in the police force . |
| 28 | He was the first of many throughout the history of the Survey who , after gaining experience as field geologists , left to take up academic posts or joined geological surveys overseas . |
| 29 | People may be , and frequently are , motivated to take up certain occupations by the prospect of intrinsic satisfaction from the job , by altruistic motives such as giving service to others , or by feelings of social duty or sense of mission motives frequently unconnected with material wealth , status or power . |
| 30 | Later , at a party conference in Lotoka on April 26 , delegates had decided that it should put up candidates in the elections , but should refuse to take up any seats which it won , to underline the rejection of the racially based Constitution . |