Example sentences of "[be] [to-vb] up a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Garden Management Group are to set up a small IT panel to monitor horticultural computing . |
| 2 | One of his achievements since joining Guy 's in 1985 has been to set up a full fertility unit . |
| 3 | THE MEN 'S MOVEMENT NEEDS MORE THRUST , MORE GRASP , IF WE 'RE TO WHIP UP A STIFF FRONT TO MEET THE FEMINIST POSITION AND LAY THE GHOST OF LIMP WET LIBERALISM ! |
| 4 | That is why it is so important that , as one of the conclusions of the Maastricht settlement , it was agreed that the 12 countries should set up an organisation loosely known as Europol whose first job would be to set up a Europeanwide drugs intelligence unit among the Twelve , which should lead to a greater level of co-operation with our continental partners to stop Ecstasy and other drugs coming into the country . |
| 5 | The magnitude of the NLD 's victory placed into question the validity of the SLORC 's stricture that the sole purpose of the election was to establish a Constituent Assembly without legislative power , whose task would be to draw up a new constitution before power could be handed over to a " strong " government , generally interpreted as meaning one acceptable to the military . |
| 6 | Forbidding though the prospect may be , he needs another talking shop — a commission whose function would be to draw up a definitive Russian constitution that could then be entrenched against the amending whims of the Congress . |
| 7 | The teacher may not instantly use all of this material , but the aim should be to build up a growing collection of useful resources which will remain the property of the school and which can be handed on to any teacher , or supply teacher who has to teach the course . |
| 8 | The irony is that no VAT would be levied if hoteliers were to set up a separate sandwich bar business next to their property and handed out sandwiches and drinks . |
| 9 | If that company were to set up a new pension scheme based on only 461 employees , the likelihood is that scheme would in no way match a scheme based on more than 10,000 members , as is the case with the Scottish Transport Group . |
| 10 | From this vantage point they were to keep up a steady rifle fire on the sepoys advancing over the open ground until they heard the first ringing of the Church bell . |
| 11 | One method is to grind up a suitable mixture of the correct minerals and stick it to the surface . |
| 12 | The aim is to set up a professional , cost-effective organisation by 1996 to stimulate , assist , promote and encourage firms to set up and expand in Gwynedd , the report says . |
| 13 | The plan is to set up a Central Music Authority for the army , similar to that already operated by the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force , which will agree on bookings for each band . |
| 14 | Australia is to set up a major new centre for research into the ecology of Antarctica and the souther oceans . |
| 15 | The purpose of this Act is to set up a legal framework for the conversion of units of the planned economy into companies and a conversion of one company into another form of company and mergers between such companies . |
| 16 | One of her latest projects is to set up a paper-making plant in Nepal . |
| 17 | Meanwhile , news that the Welsh Office is to set up a forensic psychiatry unit in North Wales a medium secure unit was given a cautious welcome . |
| 18 | Bulgaria is to set up a joint venture with the Sprint International division of Sprint Corp , Reuter reports from Sofia : Sprint-Bulgaria will build a public packet-switched data network for Bulgarian Telecommunications Co ; Bulgaria has also invited foreign companies to submit tenders for a $230m project to upgrade the present telephone system . |
| 19 | The article is unmarked as regards spatio-temporal relations ; so the function of deictic reference is to set up a continual spatial , temporal and subjective opposition between proximal and distal relations . |
| 20 | Another possible way of allowing for addition is to set up a special block , called the overflow block ( see Figure 5.7 ) . |
| 21 | General causal models can not be drawn up when interactions exist between the variables ; the only solution is to draw up a separate causal model for each of the groups for whom the effects of the variables are different . |
| 22 | The simpler option is to put up a false ceiling in the room concerned , with a 100mm layer of insulation and a vapour barrier above it . |
| 23 | The other is to build up a cognitive map of the region to be traversed . |
| 24 | Generally , then , the basic objective is to build up a strong framework or system of main stems , and to develop lateral side shoots which are pruned back each spring to 3 or 4 inches ( 7.5 or 10cm ) , with a terminal bud pointing in the right direction to fill spaces and gaps . |
| 25 | If the salesperson is to build up a close personal relationship with his or her customers , he must understand the cultural , religious and business practices of the country . |
| 26 | The aim is to build up a comprehensive database on the Gault of the United Kingdom . |
| 27 | Every fabric handles differently , and the only way to find out how it is likely to drape when made up into curtains is to hold up a large sample and study how it hangs . |
| 28 | To be able to ‘ identify what their interests and ideas might be ’ is to take up a political stance to life at work . |
| 29 | Perhaps the single most important decision was to set up a Wirral-wide counselling service for drug users . |
| 30 | The second proposal was to set up a long-term residential therapeutic centre which eventually involved inviting Phoenix House , an established and reputable charity , to set up in Wirral . |