Example sentences of "build up of " in BNC.

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1 JOHN Armstrong 's paintings , ‘ built up of remembered things which in my case have been miscalled surrealist ’ , have a poetic appeal which often beats Dali , Magritte et al at their own game .
2 They are phoney devices built up of strips of card or other material to give an appearance of genuine binding .
3 It is a three-dimensional , fibrous structure , built up of protein blocks which the tanning process makes resistant to putrefaction and softens to a degree that suits the end use .
4 All the build up of delight shrivelled and stripped Jay to lonely self-scourging .
5 Declaring global warming , caused by the build up of carbon dioxide and other gases , to be ‘ the most worrisome ’ of all environmental threats , Dr Cunningham promised a major long-term programme of energy conservation .
6 In the case of policemen at Easton , this sport is situationally constrained by the common-sense knowledge they build up of the court room setting and its players .
7 The idea is to try and develop a steady build up of air play before the record is released so that on the week of release there is a good demand for the record and this reflects in your chart position .
8 BICC , the Balfour Beatty construction to electrical equipment combine , yesterday continued the build up of its cable making business with a £38million acquisition .
9 Leaving gaps in the base of the wall near ground level will prevent the build up of excessive water in the soil behind .
10 ‘ Back in Britain — still being subjected to continual bombing — and bombing Germany in return — there continued a massive build up of materials ; ideas ; new inventions , and American , British and Commonwealth forces in preparation of the expected invasion across the English Channel .
11 Furthermore , the lake ecology is now upset , and the waters are becoming eutrophic , with a build up of algae and dead plankton .
12 The discussion so far has been oriented towards lessening the pressure caused by the build up of queues and ways of smoothing the flow of clients through a bureau .
13 This would cover budgets , contracts , pricing , income generation , asset acquisition and disposal , borrowing powers , build up of surpluses and reserve , management structures and , perhaps most importantly , freedom to employ and direct all their staff , including doctors and nurses , on their own locally determined pay and conditions ( Department of Health , 1989b ) .
14 Overlays can aid the build up of complex subjects .
15 A quail or a mouse also has a relatively large amount of light coloured , ‘ fast ’ , muscle ( white meat ) and hence are forced to use energy in short bursts only to avoid build up of the toxic byproduct of anaerobic respiration , lactic acid .
16 Open fires should always have the chimney regularly swept , otherwise the build up of soot can start a chimney fire .
17 Apparently a build up of fluff ( so to speak ) clogged its workings and , as he sat to clean it on his lap , passion got the better of him .
18 The shock of the change of circumstances was sufficiently numbing to dampen any inclination to run riot , particularly after the painful build up of events which led to the final arrest .
19 A mains or 12V powered unit that will detect the build up of fuel gas plus many other types of smoke .
20 If the tank contains a build up of waste there will be a high bacteria count and this can result in even fertile eggs becoming fungussed .
21 Feed little and often thus preventing a build up of uneaten food on the base of the tank .
22 Also , would it be advisable to install another pump in the first pool to avoid the build up of waste ?
23 There will certainly be a build up of fish waste in both ponds as the faeces tend to drop out of suspension and accumulate on the bottom .
24 Unfortunately , early efforts are likely to lead to the model charging backwards towards the pilot followed by a large application of forward stick causing an uncontrollable build up of forward speed .
25 Good synthetic brushes deliver high performance , but cost less , so if there is a build up of acrylic paint at the ferrule ( the base of the bristles ) and performance is impaired , they can be replaced more cheaply .
26 Filbert brushes are less inclined to have a build up of colour at the edges and can be versatile .
27 The consequent build up of osmotically active particles within the gut lumen inhibits water reabsorption by the gut wall .
28 Taken before , during or after the feed , gentle Dentinox will help prevent the build up of wind , so baby can enjoy his meal without having to pay for it later .
29 Use a shave hook to remove build up of paint from drip grooves .
30 Showing the history of the USAAF/USAF from 1931 to 1953 it shows the early development with B-10 bombers helping out during the flooding of 1935 , film is included of the first B-17s , a type that was delivered in 1937 , the expansion programmes of the late 1930s show the tremendous build up of men and machines .
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