Example sentences of "could be [vb pp] up [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We argued that Marxism could be broken up into three elements : a philosophy of history , a theory of economics and a view of the state and revolution . |
| 2 | But in the absence of an effective liaison between drainage men and archaeologists , there is a danger that such remarkable finds as the Bronze Age settlement built on a timber ‘ island ’ recently rescued at Flag Fen near Peterborough could be broken up by diggers or else left to crumble on exposure to the atmosphere . |
| 3 | Lothar replied that he simply had a skin complaint that could be cleared up in a few days . |
| 4 | This could be followed up by subsequent research , possibly by comparing whether the migrants apply to more courses and institutions than non–enrollers . |
| 5 | A photograph of the man could be flashed up on one side of the screen with a contrasting picture of his frail victim on the other side . |
| 6 | The paper could be pasted up by amateurs , and set on a typewriter . |
| 7 | In Australia , championships are gained on a point system and it is feasible , however unlikely , that a Rottweiler Champion could be made up without actually meeting a member of his own breed in competition . |
| 8 | The Institute of the future could be made up of groups of chartered accountants , with their own specialist designatory letters , if proposals unanimously endorsed by the Institute 's Council , are approved . |
| 9 | VXM says PowerTools can be used to create networked processing systems — not necessarily parallel in nature — which could be made up of heterogeneous Unix workstations and servers , including those from DEC , Hewlett-Packard , IBM , Silicon Graphics and Sun Microsystems . |
| 10 | These circles then touched others , forming groups of three , or ( since the bottom circle could be made up of three little ones ) five . |
| 11 | The Ashleys annexed Number 25 , to be used only for selling fabric ( at thirty-five pence per yard ) as the factory was still producing far more than could be made up into garments , while Number 23 was used just for children 's clothes . |
| 12 | Thus the diphthongs could be made up like this ( our usual transcription is given in brackets ) : Long vowels : Diphthongs and long vowels are now of exactly the same phonological composition . |
| 13 | The set could be made up from many of the combinations suggested within the framework given in Section 4 . |
| 14 | Those with a knowledge of simple trigonometry will recognise that oscillation in any other direction perpendicular to z , say in the direction x , could be made up from a component proportional to cos u in the direction x and a component proportional to sin u in the direction y . |
| 15 | ‘ I felt that if the implant could be made up from a range of different sized components , surgeons would be able to produce a much better fit . ’ |
| 16 | It seemed likely that about half this shortfall could be made up from other sources , some within OPEC and some outside it ( Mexico , the North Sea and others ) . |
| 17 | ( This does not mean that the replacement funds will be available in liquid form on expiry since they could be locked up in other fixed asset purchases . ) |
| 18 | On top of this is the danger that other council car parks could be swallowed up by new development . |
| 19 | But the referendum plan could be swallowed up in a swamp of indifference — a Russian television opinion poll yesterday showed only 34 per cent of those questioned would take part . |
| 20 | Spinrad says that such a huge range in velocity is quite unexpected It could be stirred up by the central jets which produce the radio emission . |
| 21 | I remember that one of us , I can not recall which , made the cynical remark that what we really wanted was a similar type of aircraft to the one that had crashed , in which the auto-pilot could be connected up with the flight recorder — then we investigators could just sit and watch the accident happen all over again . |
| 22 | Dilatation was considered adequate when the oesophageal lumen could be dilated up to 15 mm . |
| 23 | The response to dilatation was considered ‘ good ’ if the stricture could be dilated up to 45 FG with complete relief of symptoms ( dysphagia grade 0 ) . |
| 24 | If output could be expanded up to the point unc where price equals marginal cost , there would be an extensive gain in social welfare , namely the shaded area. , Making the simplifying assumptions that there are no income effects and that any effects on the distribution of income are unimportant , this area may stand for the true change in social welfare . |
| 25 | One acoustic theory is immediately exploded : that a whisper on stage could be heard up in the back row ( Greek guides conveniently fail to take the wooden superstructure into account ) . |
| 26 | In any of these the life of the town could be built up through various activities including role-play , mime , map making , art work . |
| 27 | To allow the army in Egypt to deliver an early riposte to the Axis forces facing them , before these could be built up to any really dangerous strength , a fast convoy carrying 295 tanks , 180 motor vehicles , and 53 crated Hurricanes had been despatched from England , leaving Gibraltar on the morning of 6th. with Force ‘ H ’ in attendance . |
| 28 | We would then treat arithmetic as a set of manipulations which ( in theory ) could be built up from these more primitive operations , but which in practice are supplied as basic computer instructions for efficiency . |
| 29 | Profiles of local customers could be built up from information from Training Enterprise Councils ( TECs ) , local press and radio , Chambers of Commerce , libraries , colleges , local advertising , and research agencies . |
| 30 | Thus , a reserve could be built up within the funds of the company partner making use of the small companies corporation tax rate . |