Example sentences of "the [noun] [to-vb] up to " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a First National Bank loan secured on your property you have the opportunity to borrow up to £50,000 for any purpose whatsoever . |
| 2 | The " cooling-off " period in the case where the debtor makes an offer , allows the debtor the opportunity to cancel up to five days from receipt of the second copy of the agreement which must be sent to him ( s68(a) ) . |
| 3 | A BNP spokesman attacked the decision to spend up to £40,000 on the Darlington branch . |
| 4 | But a BNP spokesman attacked the decision to spend up to £40,000 on the Darlington branch . |
| 5 | Keyword Search : This allows the user to list up to five terms which can then be inter-related in order to combine the meanings of the word . |
| 6 | LISTREL will then prompt the user to enter up to a maximum of 32 valid charge codes which are to be included in the Listing . |
| 7 | He sets a high moral tone , exhorting the journalist to live up to the ideals of truth , decency and justice against the crasser world outside . |
| 8 | Industry analysts consulted about the failure of the deal to sell up to 30% of Electronic Data Systems Corp to British Telecommunications Plc unanimously concurred that the deal was more critical for EDS owner General Motors Corp than for EDS and would have no short-term impact on the world 's largest systems integration company . |
| 9 | I could n't imagine any of them having the nerve to stand up to Filmer and demand their money . |
| 10 | Extrinsic feedback is provided by the teacher in the form of information about the success or failure of the practice to match up to the standard performance . |
| 11 | who has the courage to live up to his ideals , |
| 12 | Have the courage to own up to your mistakes and to say sorry when you are responsible for any bad behaviour . |
| 13 | They were told , now was the time to find the courage to stand up to terrorists , |
| 14 | The man with the courage to face up to the issue was Heisenberg . |
| 15 | If such shafts found within the pyramids do have any significance it is most probably as a passageway for the spirit of the deceased to mount up to the stars . |
| 16 | This helped give workers the confidence to stand up to their employers — to quit or strike or be sacked seemed less daunting . |
| 17 | Is not that a consequence of the need to provide up to £15 million to cure the concrete cancer problem at Craigavon ? |
| 18 | WAR CLOUDS OVER EUROPE read the banner headlines at the opening of Reed 's earlier film , Bank Holiday ( 1938 ) , a picture whose setting suggests escapism but whose narrative argues for the need to face up to the dark side of life in order to find meaningful happiness . |
| 19 | Groupe St. Louis was the largest shareholder in Arjomari , with a shareholding of 45% and the right to appoint up to half the members of the Supervisory Board or the bodies legally representing the undertaking . |
| 20 | The report also emphasises the need for the UN to face up to the responsibilities of peace enforcement when peaceful diplomacy , economic sanctions and all other measures have failed . |
| 21 | I am sitting in my office after the Assessment Group meeting , looking at a draft position paper on the assessment of the assessment process itself that David Poole , in the European Secretariat , wants the Group to put up to the Secretary of the Cabinet . |
| 22 | Tolkien wanted his characters in The Lord of the Rings to live up to the same high standard . |
| 23 | . During this first hit it 's important to get the speed of the lawn , try and judge where you want the ball to end up to . |
| 24 | But the result no longer has a bearing on the National Division Two relegation situation after Morley beat Newcastle Gosforth on Saturday to go clear of trouble , while West have forfeited the chance to go up to National Division One as champions , settling for second spot and promotion . |
| 25 | Otherwise children , without those , grow up physically , psychologically damaged and the purpose of Save The Children Fund is to work to give children the chance of a better childhood and the chance to grow up to be adults who wo n't repeat the sins of their forefathers . |
| 26 | It failed from the start to live up to expectations in terms of sales abroad . |
| 27 | After the mine was closed in the early 1970s , ICI obtained permission to use the mine to store up to 9 million tonnes of crude oil , but the consent was never implemented . |
| 28 | In view of the assessment by a nuclear expert from the United Nations Commission that Iraq has the technology and the means to produce up to four nuclear weapons a year , is my hon. and learned Friend satisfied that the United Nations inspection procedures are adequate to prevent the manufacture of those weapons ? |
| 29 | They said it could never happen , but in an act many will regard as nothing short of vandalism , an outdoor centre has negotiated privately with the owners of Brock Holes quarry in the Peak to place up to 50 bolts to secure a rope handrail across the rock . |
| 30 | But even if Flaubert had described himself as a lethargic meliorist , I should make the same point : what a curious vanity it is of the present to expect the past to suck up to it . |