Example sentences of "[noun sg] up [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The S3 graphics co-processor and its associated chipset is justly acknowledged to be more than useful for speeding up Windows graphics , offloading much of the graphics work from the CPU as it does , and the speed up with a variety of tasks under Windows and applications is very noticeable . |
| 2 | The measures include the withdrawal of the right to belong to a trade union at GCHQ ; the drawing up of a poll tax register ; and , under the Local Government Act of 1989 , the restrictions placed on the political activities of all local government officers earning over £13,500 a year . |
| 3 | Aspects of divination , such as the drawing up of a horoscope . |
| 4 | Does my hon. Friend agree that the secret of contracting out is the drawing up of a contract between those who buy a service and those who supply it , and that , together with independent inspection , that is an essential ingredient to ensure that quality and standards are maintained in the public 's interest ? |
| 5 | One such followed the 1919 Indian Jails Committee report , and another came shortly after Independence ; many of the new leaders had spent time in gaols , and devoted some attention to the problem in the 1950s ( including the drawing up of a Model Prison Manual in 1959 ) . |
| 6 | Running concurrently with this , was the drawing up of a policy statement about staff and parents working together . |
| 7 | The regulation of aviation comprises many different activities but perhaps the most significant is the drawing up of a set of rules and regulations and the establishment of an organisation to ensure their enforcement . |
| 8 | Well no you 'd be amazed what they do , if you leave Blu Blu- tac up for a while how it actually takes |
| 9 | I do n't know how many people know this , but if you 're in custody and you have council accommodation , the council will only pay your rent up to a year . |
| 10 | Not only for myself as it 's been a particular project close to me for many years , but for the break up of a team , a team that has a long time to build up and a team that worked very well together and who were very committed . |
| 11 | At its simplest this involvement is little more than preserving the bridge which exists between home and school , giving support to children and their parents at moments of personal crisis ( like a death , or the break up of a family ) . |
| 12 | We had to take all the gear up in a hoist . |
| 13 | In 1977 I visited Lesotho and worked together with colleagues in the Ministry of Education to recommend a possible strategy for primary school curriculum change in conjunction with the setting up of a Curriculum Development Centre funded by the World Bank and a parallel UNICEF programme to assist in the processes of syllabus and materials production and implementation . |
| 14 | In its 1969 report , the Committee on the Enforcement of Judgement Debts chaired by Mr Justice Payne recommended the setting up of a Court Enforcement Office , the functions of which would include assisting the creditor to obtain from the debtor ‘ as much as he can properly afford ’ , to liquidate the debts as soon as possible and to protect the debtor against undue hardship or harassment . |
| 15 | Mr Hardman was renowned for his sense of humour , as his contribution to an April Fool 's Day edition of Moneybox , shows : ‘ There 's case law , so far as the setting up of a trust for a cat is concerned , or a dog , or a parrot or a monkey , but you do n't have to have specific legislation in the Taxes Act because the normal rules follow . |
| 16 | The Minister announced the setting up of a helpline for the homeless . |
| 17 | Attempts to regulate such services in 1988 led to the setting up of a compensation fund to pay the bills of unsuspecting parents . |
| 18 | A major initiative was the setting up of a degree course in Church Planting and Evangelism at Spurgeon 's College . |
| 19 | Britain also , of course , now has sizeable ethnic minorities and there has been considerable concern about their educational achievement , resulting in the setting up of a government committee of inquiry . |
| 20 | The conference recommended the setting up of a fundraising committee . |
| 21 | Where such restrictions exist , the setting up of a subsidiary may be the only way around them . |
| 22 | Somerset 's governmental changes included the legalization of the English language as the official medium , the introduction of English currency , the setting up of a council of advice , and attempts to ameliorate the treatment of slaves in accordance with new policies laid down in London . |
| 23 | The main points in the communique which was immediately issued included , a ) parallel statements by each government regarding the status of Northern Ireland b ) the setting up of a Council of Ireland c ) the setting up of a joint committee to consider the creation of a law enforcement area covering the whole island d ) consultation on , and coordination of , policing . |
| 24 | A sterner note prefaced another statement of intent , the setting up of a Standing Committee on Criminal Law Revision : ‘ In order that those deserving punishment shall not escape owing to defects in the criminal law ’ . |
| 25 | Sir : If Labour is to suggest the setting up of a specialist labour court ( 30 September ) , then such a momentous change in the industrial relations system deserves more discussion , and needs to be taken out of the hot-house of Labour Party conference politics . |
| 26 | Another calls the setting up of a clearing house to take over the running of the settlement from the Stock Exchange and a third for a quick move to rolling settlement , under which all share bargains are settle after a set number of days . |
| 27 | Where these exist , the setting up of a manufacturing subsidiary may be the only way to enter or stay in the market . |
| 28 | One of the agreements which our government signed at Rio , was for the setting up of a sustainability plan for a British economy , yet ever since the end of that conference , these proposals have been getting successfully watered down and deleted . |
| 29 | Discussions have taken place with the Shropshire County Council Leisure Services Department with regard to the setting up of a Museum and they have given much helpful advice including a visit to the proposed building . |
| 30 | If the PNC Declaration of Independence constituted a major landmark in this process , the time has come to embark on another major step , that of declaring the setting up of a state or government structure . |