Example sentences of "keep up the [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The King of Prussia kept up a desperate defensive campaign against his other main enemies , Austria and Russia ; Britain contributed to this struggle not only by keeping up the army for the defence of Hanover and western Germany but also by supplying money , first as loans and then about £3m. in grants , to keep the Prussian army going . |
| 2 | The conservatism of central and local government bureaucracy is only likely to be overcome if there is a strong , independent political movement keeping up the pressure for the legislation to be made meaningful . |
| 3 | We can keep up the pressure for more treaties just as public pressure led to the signing of the INF treaty in 1987 . |
| 4 | It 'll keep up the demand for English actors . |
| 5 | She kept up the palazzo for twenty years — two decades . |
| 6 | Second and third produced a 9–9 stalemate , so Harrogate kept up the pressure for a final place after their 13–7 home victory over Winnington Park . |
| 7 | Factory expansion kept up the demand for machines and power which fed the heavy industries . |
| 8 | ‘ I doubt if he could have kept up the masquerade for that long . ’ |