Example sentences of "[prep] up [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before entering the trial patients had to show no more than minimal improvement after up to six weeks treatment with haloperidol , in high doses . |
| 2 | In a pair of experiments designed to determine the amount of Ac-ASA remaining intracellularly after up to six washings , the amount of Ac-ASA present intracellularly stayed remarkably constant , following an initial drop which probably represents the removal of major surface contamination ( Fig 6 ) . |
| 3 | No significant difference was found in mean Hamilton score in the 21 item scale for serotonin reuptake inhibitors compared with tricyclic and related antidepressants , after up to eight weeks of treatment ( mean difference 0.13 ; 95% confidence interval -1.01 to 1.28 ) ( fig 1 ) . |
| 4 | Forlani , 66 , had on May 17 withdrawn his candidacy for the presidency after up to 60 members of parties participating in the former ruling coalition , including many DC deputies , had failed to vote for him in the fifth , sixth and seventh rounds . |
| 5 | The two new servers using the 7100 are the HP 9000 Models 887S and 897S , with performance ratings of up to 184 transactions per second . |
| 6 | The Decision 386/40 kit , based on MD 's 40Mhz 386DXL and available with either a 5.25 or 3.5 floppy , is designed for application developers and small business workgroup environments of up to 16 users . |
| 7 | On April 20 the Higher Court of Justice overturned the December 1991 rulings of the Higher Military Court of Justice on members of the former Romanian Communist Party politburo ; the original sentences on manslaughter charges were cancelled and the charges , in connection with the suppression of the December 1989 uprising in Timisoara , were changed to complicity in or attempted " aggravated murder " ; sentences of up to 16 years in prison were handed down . |
| 8 | Colour display systems available for personal computers such as the IBM VGA allow the use of up to 16 colours ( light and dark versions of the primary colours red , green and blue together with their combinations — yellow , cyan and magenta — plus black and white ) at a resolution of 640 x 480 , or 256 colours at a reduced screen resolution of 320 x 200 . |
| 9 | An employee who qualifies only for the lower rate of SMP is entitled to it throughout the Maternity Pay Period of up to 18 weeks . |
| 10 | A second conclusion is that despite the findings from small-group research it is possible for relatively large primary work groups of up to fifty members to operate successfully . |
| 11 | ‘ his nomination is requisitioned under the Companies Act ; in which case , and provided this is submitted not less than seventy days before the date appointed for the meeting , it shall be circulated , with a supporting statement of up to fifty words , without charge . ’ |
| 12 | His 25 League goals in 1960–61 put him as runner-up to Johnny Byrne in that promotion season and he remains only behind Byrne 's figure of 30 for the highest number of strikes in a post-war League season of up to 46 games . |
| 13 | In Open events there can be up to 36 fences — a combination of natural hazards such as water , rails and ditches of up to four feet six inches high ; hedges of up to six feet high and specially built fences like steps and tyres . |
| 14 | In the first week after the birth , she can safely leave her litter of up to six cubs , though more usually three , hidden in the den and helpless to move around on their own , while she hunts . |
| 15 | Standard quantities of plant and water are used in whichever method is adopted , for times of up to six hours , to take in the various stages required . |
| 16 | Parts of the British coastline are being eroded at rates of up to six metres a year — but coastal defences , used to combat erosion , may be causing problems elsewhere on the coast . |
| 17 | Police courts could impose sentences of up to six months , and district courts of up to two years . |
| 18 | The civil service has a generous sickness absence policy , and civil servants receive full pay for sickness absence of up to six months in any 12 months . |
| 19 | One notable exception was a provision in the Criminal Justice Act 1967 compelling courts to suspend all sentences of imprisonment of up to six months . |
| 20 | An escape clause was , however , built in whereby in emergencies short-term capital movements could be controlled for periods of up to six months . |
| 21 | The entire parasitic life cycle usually takes three weeks , but under certain circumstances many of the ingested L3 become arrested in development at the early fourth larval stage ( EL4 ) for periods of up to six months . |
| 22 | Junior social security minister Alistair Burt said payments would be extended to cover absences of up to six weeks due to admission to hospital , and up to three weeks for other reasons such as holidays . |
| 23 | As a pedestrian , however Shaw was still supremely noticeable as he sailed by in his knee breeches and Norfolk jacket for walks of up to six miles . |
| 24 | Prosecutors defended the 1992 trial , which left Tyson behind bars serving a prison term of up to six years . |
| 25 | The swallow building nests of mud , the archer fish shooting down flies by spitting water distances of up to fifteen feet — every creature , without exception , has such intriguing inborn capabilities , if we study them . |
| 26 | The wind and rain ceased over the next two days , but giant waves of up to fifteen feet continued to batter the shoreline , flooding and wrecking many homes . |
| 27 | This means that she falls asleep in the car on the way to the airport and can not be woken except by a party of electricians returning from Corfu , who put her in a baggage trolley and push her the length of the terminal building at speeds of up to fifteen miles per hour . |
| 28 | The marriages of the late 1950s and early 1960s have produced an average of up to 2.4 babies . |
| 29 | The characteristics of Fig. 7.7 show that for a switching angle of 90 the low speed torque is only 0.1 Nm , but speeds of up to 2500 steps per second can be reached if the motor is lightly loaded . |
| 30 | ( iii ) Compensation will be made for 50% of the difference between the travelling times as defined in para. ( i ) above and will be applied , where appropriate , for a period of up to 4 years . |