Example sentences of "[to-vb] up [art] [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that this was the chosen approach of the Evil One in tempting Eve should give us a healthy respect for its subtlety and danger : ‘ Did God say … ? ’ he asked : His innocent-sounding questions about the facts of the case were designed to open up the deeper issue of God 's goodness . |
| 2 | He is dressing it up as a concession , but , without amendment ( a ) , if there is a Conservative Government post election — I do not think that will happen , but we should explore the fantasies in case there is — the Secretary of State could decide not to set up a further education council in Scotland . |
| 3 | Since the Minister is anxious to avoid giving a commitment to set up a further education council , perhaps he could use the opportunity of replying to the debate to rule out a possibility which was raised in the press last year . |
| 4 | The present project constitutes a pilot study after which it is hoped to set up a longer term project to follow up the initial findings . |
| 5 | Any attempt to draw up a wider programme would have to rely overwhelmingly on the only information available to the Opposition — the autumn statement in its present form . |
| 6 | On balance , it is probably helpful to think firstly in terms of the three broad categories , so as to separate the main production options available , and secondly in terms of the more detailed breakdown in order to draw up a truer picture of what may be possible in practice . |
| 7 | And while research continues to build up a clearer picture of the distribution of radon across the country , environmental health officers are hoping that the new results will encourage local authorities to enforce strict building regulations . |
| 8 | However , they respond to other stimuli as well as electricity in order to build up a fuller picture of their environment . |
| 9 | ‘ What lenders are looking for is comprehensive , accurate and relevant information , upfront , to build up a fuller picture of the credit applicant , before making a decision to grant credit ’ , confirmed Mr McKiernan . |
| 10 | Bonus payments tend to make up a larger share of earnings in Japan at about one-quarter of the total giving employers more room to adjust wages in line with changes in levels of economic activity . |
| 11 | Once get your heroine into one of those confrontations that are going to make up the greater part of her adventure , once have her facing another person and the words will flow . |
| 12 | Not only were the values of other currencies effectively pegged to the dollar ( formally speaking , to gold ) but dollars had to make up the greater part of the other countries ' official holdings of reserves . |
| 13 | The aim of the present project is to follow up the earlier research through concentration upon the cultural dimension . |