Example sentences of "in [verb] up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Remember opportunity costs : in coughing up the money for one project , investors are still comparing it with other possible projects . |
| 2 | Many gregarious species obviously co-operate with others of their own kind , to the benefit of all : lionesses co-operate in hunting , and in bringing up the cubs ; meerkats stand guard over the colony . |
| 3 | The question of the freedom to re-export the works of art was in fact the main stumbling block in drawing up the contract with the Spanish State in 1988 . |
| 4 | Actually the railway should be more correctly named the ‘ Presteign [ sic ] , Clun and BCR ’ , for that was the name used in drawing up the Act . |
| 5 | But Louis was prepared to take a much tougher line with the count of Nevers to resolve his dispute with the abbey of Vézelay : although relatives of the count were allowed to participate in drawing up the terms of settlement , Louis insisted that , if it failed , further aggression against the abbey would be treated as aggression against the king and punished accordingly . |
| 6 | In drawing up the list of activities below we have aimed to recommend programmes of study that reinforce the links between English and drama , and between English and media education , which we seek to emphasise throughout this Report as well as in chapters 8 and 9. • We see role-play as a valuable means of broadening pupils ' mental and emotional horizons and of developing social and personal confidence : it provides an ideal medium for much of the exploratory and/or performance-based elements of programmes of study . |
| 7 | This is a traditional and most unfortunate highland practice but nevertheless it is something that is currently accepted by the church and I would hope that the convenor in drawing up , or the panel in drawing up the leaflet , would take account of this . |
| 8 | In drawing up the relocation and redundancy packages careful consideration needs to be given to the financial implications for employees of one vis-à-vis the other . |
| 9 | It would not be appropriate to consult prospective purchasers , whether or not they are management-employer buy-out teams , in drawing up the disposal programme . |
| 10 | Under the Act the Secretary of State can differentiate between authorities in drawing up the timetable for tendering and has powers to extend tendering to other services . |
| 11 | Those VAG employees who decide to continue living in rented private accommodation receive reimbursement of legal fees incurred in drawing up the lease . |
| 12 | Whatever action is taken on the final report of the Buea project ( and I have fears that the heavy reliance on expatriate experts in the project and in drawing up the report may not contribute to its being widely read and followed in Cameroon ) there can be no question that the project marks an important landmark in curriculum planning in Africa . |
| 13 | Transito Ramirez worked in the Ministry of Education preparing teachers ' materials and was instrumental in drawing up the report : |
| 14 | The new guidelines aim to give added protection to the countryside while at the same time promoting In drawing up the guidelines , planners accept that golf can have a major impact on countryside amenities , which , they claim , must be weighed against considerable economic and recreational benefit . |
| 15 | Aware of German determination to maintain control over the currency , the Commission gave Pöhl a decisive say in drawing up the draft statutes of the proposed European Central Bank . |
| 16 | Deng was also said to have attacked formalism within the CCP , and called for " new thinking " in speeding up the reforms . |
| 17 | The Passport Agency has been very successful this year in speeding up the processing of passport applications . |
| 18 | Apart from caffeine ( which does have a small effect in speeding up the metabolism ) no substance we eat or drink was proved by scientific methods to have any realistic effect in speeding away our surplus fat . |
| 19 | In injuries and accidents , the injury remedies can be of great value , and even when surgery is indicated they can be helpful in shortening the post-operative period and in speeding up the recovery process . |
| 20 | Although many ‘ remedies ’ have been tried , none is very useful in speeding up the process . |
| 21 | Mr Justice Ward had added that Mrs Gojkovic had ‘ played a unique role ’ in building up the hotel venture , which now included 13 hotels . |
| 22 | It commented in the same year that , ‘ while recognizing the considerable contribution that Mr Hornby has made in building up the Council to its present position of eminence within the colleges , it was now time for the CNAA 's influence to be more widely felt ’ . |
| 23 | On the credit side there must be recorded the conscious emphasis on the school as a transmitter of moral values and as an instrument in building up the attitudes necessary for an active citizen : co-operation , integrity , industry and many more . |
| 24 | Among those who do not , many are not interested in building up the sort of long-term relationship characterised by mutual obligations which a system built upon rights implies ; some are " voluntary " temporary workers only wanting occasional work , others are " involuntary " ones regarding their current job as , at best , " stop-gap " employment . |
| 25 | We in the North owe him a considerable debt for the enthusiasm and perception he has shown in building up the schools ' collection of works of art now owned by the County Council . |
| 26 | It has to take the initiative in building up the collection , and not rely on librarians remembering to send new material . |
| 27 | Such corruption has played some part in building up the funds held in international bank accounts or other forms of investment by African citizens , recently estimated to total $20 billion between 1974 and 1985 . |
| 28 | MIDI In and Out and 9 volt DC in make up the rest of the sockets , with the mains switch completing the facilities . |
| 29 | A Borderer from Melrose , he showed more interest in keeping up the rivalry between Highlander and Lowlander than in scoring off the Sassenachs , whom he was prepared to respect as competitors and , if they were good enough , business associates . |
| 30 | In 1985 I stood on the quayside , shivering in the cold drizzle , to watch Arthur Hutton plant the hedge , closely watched by his grandson Martin , who hopes one day to follow his grandfather in keeping up the custom . |