Example sentences of "up [noun pl] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Christians had been compelled to give up meetings for corporate worship , but still kept up small prayer meetings in houses . |
| 2 | Already the Pentagon is drawing up plans for long-term containment , including the construction of training and recreational facilities for thousands of troops . |
| 3 | Instead the party will set up a top level group to investigate prostitution and draw up plans for new laws . |
| 4 | I knew it was n't healthy or good for me to spend so many hours thinking about eating and cooking up plans for new diets or exercise programmes . |
| 5 | In 1980 the Italian Attiero Spinelli and other parliamentarians founded the ‘ Crocodile Club ’ ( named after a Luxembourg restaurant ) to draw up plans for institutional reform , and in 1981 Parliament established an Institutional Committee with Spinelli as a member . |
| 6 | Confirmation that ministers were drawing up plans for local government and judicial reform was enough to satisfy many . |
| 7 | The European Commission has drawn up proposals for compulsory recovery of 90 per cent of all packaging waste . |
| 8 | It was not a directly elected body , though it was given the right under the Treaty to draw up proposals for direct elections . |
| 9 | The Clinton administration is slowly turning its attention to the $14 billion that the US government will spend this year on basic research , conducting a review of six multi-billion-dollar interagency initiatives and convening a panel of senior administrators to draw up programmes for future budgets that correspond to the president 's domestic policy goals . |
| 10 | The loss of competitive edge might open up demands for protective measures against countries which have imposed no limitations on their own industries . |
| 11 | They could not grasp the value of setting up refuges for Asian women and to these men consulting with the community always meant consulting with other men . |
| 12 | It may also open up opportunities for barrack-room lawyers . |
| 13 | But political changes in several countries have opened up opportunities for alternative broadcasting channels . |
| 14 | In fact , it was the extra revenue she brought in at the baby end that enabled the charity to open up units for cervical cancer , and fund other research into unappealing but equally vital conditions . |
| 15 | The work in setting up sanctuaries for threatened chimps began when she was asked by the American ambassador in Burundi to design a conservation plan . |
| 16 | Those dreaming up ideas for new cars , new seats , new air-conditioning systems will be non-Japanese managers . |
| 17 | Yesterday set up conditions for Milky Way , he wrote . |
| 18 | But as long as he is setting up things for other people , that 's fine by me . ’ |
| 19 | And yet — so ran her disjointed thoughts — had n't one always been taught that Christmas was the time when one should give up things for other people ? |
| 20 | Just the thing for thinking up excuses for sick days and an ideal gift for the hypochondriac in your life . |
| 21 | Push up needles for full needle rib . |
| 22 | Push up needles for full needle rib . |
| 23 | A number accepted that the SNP would benefit from having a seat at the committee which is being discussed as a second chamber for the European Parliament and would open up avenues for new relationships with parties across Europe . |
| 24 | Led by a man named William Shorter , the gang had begun as a small group of poachers , their nickname derived from their dark clothing and blacked up faces for nocturnal raids in the forest . |
| 25 | More recently , the Department has commissioned an awareness campaign whose major aims are : ensuring everyone who needs to know about EMC does so ; ensuring that UK industry is well equipped with information to tackle the directive ; setting up mechanisms for British industry to acquire the necessary technical know-how ; helping industry to implement EMC measures with minimum cost and disruption ; and finally , promoting the positive aspects of competitive advantage in Europe as well as explaining the pitfalls of non-compliance . |