Example sentences of "up [n mass] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And a Scottish Partner Centre has also been set up to attract companies that are interested in either expanding or setting up headquarters in the region . |
| 2 | General Philippe Morillon has set up headquarters in the town , which has been under Serb siege for 11 months , according to Laurens Jolles , of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees . |
| 3 | But what about the outcome of the usual monitoring visits — which still make up 80% of the subject assessor 's time ? |
| 4 | Even though the government picks up 80% of the cost of the huge security operation needed to guard the airline against terrorism , that still leaves El Al with a large bill . |
| 5 | The country 's farm-workers and labourers make up 17% of the population , yet they are ignored by the mass media . |
| 6 | The Japanese government is putting up 90% of the funds , but 14 private institutions are taking part , including NEC Corp , Hitachi Ltd and Fujitsu Ltd . |
| 7 | Welsh Secretary John Redwood promised to pick up 85pc of the bill after Gwynedd County Council has spent £400,000 and Aberconwy Council £21,000 of their own money . |
| 8 | By this means we build up data on the quality of a raw material , its variability and the reliance of a supplier in the quality concept . |
| 9 | However , in 1913 foreign investment still made up 25% of the money invested in Russian industry . |
| 10 | Just because you 've run up $100,000 on the meter you think you own me . |
| 11 | In 1989 , some 16% or 900 of the Polytechnique 's 5,000 students were female , of which Nathalie Provost was one , although women made up 56% of the student body of the University at large . |
| 12 | Former GB tourist Des Foy and fellow centre John Henderson are also on their way to Fartown , with Oldham picking up £10,000 for the pair . |
| 13 | Persistent and casual truants — so categorised by headteachers — made up 4% of the school roll in November and 5% in June . |
| 14 | Earnings — up 4% in the year to March — are still rising faster than underlying inflation . |
| 15 | Might come up trumps. on the night but nobody do on . |
| 16 | In the USA , black Americans , who make up 12% of the population , have traditionally formed a distinct social stratum at the base of the stratification system . |
| 17 | Hong Kong Telecommunications Ltd has reported net profit for the year to March 31 up 13% at the equivalent of $832.2m on turnover that rose 18% to $2,801m . |
| 18 | Net earnings per share , up 73% in the quarter , were $0.63 in the nine months . |
| 19 | Where was the best place for bringing up fish on the river ? |
| 20 | The fastest growth has been in other kinds of paper , and particularly paper packaging , which now takes up 19% of the space in landfills . |
| 21 | Take delivery as an example : each of the requirements of material , quantity , time , location and documents is marked and when added together these make up 30% of the total . |
| 22 | Overseas , where the high yen threatens to be most damaging , Keyence is booming , with exports up 30% in the year to March . |
| 23 | NWD snaps up 15% of the market , Hewlett-Packard and DEC have 17% apiece , IBM lags behind at 14% , while Network Computing Devices Inc leads the field with 25% . |
| 24 | That 's one every 11 days and already up 15% on the whole of last year . |
| 25 | Of the 169 companies listed , five make up 85% of the value of the composite index . |
| 26 | In the Union Territory of Nagaland , Christians make up 85% of the population . |
| 27 | Ransomes shares yesterday closed at 31p , up 3p on the day . |
| 28 | In 1991 results of serum tests and ultrasonography before 28 weeks ' gestation together made up 38% of the indications leading to a prenatal karyotypic confirmation of fetal trisomy 21 . |
| 29 | Their rural cousins , who still make up 75% of the population , scratch a living from the soil . |
| 30 | ‘ They were training up people for the university , teaching me Latin . |