Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] up for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I will be true despite thy scythe and thee ’ ) , in Sonnet 116 the Friend seems to have receded into the background while the poet stands up for all men ; Although the poet 's love is included in the affirmation , I would agree with Ingram and Redpath in seeing the poem rather as ‘ a meditative attempt to define perfect love ’ .
2 Town tunes up for top brass THE sound of music will take over at Rhyl 's seafront New Pavilion Theatre when 36 top brass bands compete in the second annual Rhyl Festival of Brass , on the weekend of June 19–20 .
3 Piper tunes up for big Benn
4 Indeed , Bailey holds up for critical scrutiny the idea that schools can prepare young people for a world of rapid technological change by concentrating on the very technology which is subject to change ; rather , he suggests , the best basis for adaptability is a liberal education aimed at generating a wide understanding and the development of reason and autonomy .
5 Mary Bailey sets up for existing fish , while Ian Lucas spots some new opportunities with mid-price catfish .
6 However , the main concern must be that pressure from the right to reduce interest rates may become irresistible , or that the markets will in the interim test credibility to the point where the pressure builds up for higher rates which would be very difficult for the new government to accept .
7 ‘ TORSO TOMMY GEMMELL SKINS UP FOR CELTIC
8 A good loading tune makes up for this , although in-game sound is limited to sparse hitting FX — oh well , you can always take your radio down to the beach !
9 In the distance a squad limbers up for physical training ; they wear training shoes rather than boots , indicating that for them training is in its earliest stages .
10 The disloyal mutterings about his leadership will grow , as will the possibility of a token candidate standing against him when his party position comes up for formal renewal in November .
11 The strength of the association between the mortality and morbidity was given by the slope of this line , indicating how much sickness goes up for each point increase in the death rate .
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