Example sentences of "in [v-ing] up [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of them are involved in drawing up legislation which is based on the new communication policy . |
| 2 | Some of them are involved in drawing up legislation which is based on the new communication policy . |
| 3 | Many drivers were thinking twice about carrying out risky manoeuvres such as doing 90 miles an hour down the motorway even though such speeds benefited society in speeding up access to distant parts . |
| 4 | The personal involvement of the pupil , both at an individual and group level , is important in building up enthusiasm for learning . |
| 5 | Elite theorists have always been fascinated by the phenomenon of political leadership , an orientation already reflected in their accounts of modern input politics which accord a primary role to political entrepreneurs in building up lobby groups or social movements , and to party leaders in shaping the development of mass ‘ public opinion ’ . |
| 6 | Some lecturers are more enthusiastic than others in building up library collections in their subjects . |
| 7 | Even the government realized the importance of cosmetics in keeping up morale amongst women workers . |
| 8 | The problem in gearing up investment to shoot off down the experience curve and become the cost leader is that you may be overtaken by technology . |
| 9 | ‘ No p'int in takin' up wiv them as ‘ as no blunt . ’ |
| 10 | He was one of the pioneers in opening up archaeology to everyone , both through his books and through radio and television appearances . |
| 11 | In view of the fact that eye testing is important in picking up illness in the elderly and that we are in the business of preventive medicine rather than treating illnesses when they occur , will my hon. Friend keep an open mind ? |
| 12 | Foreign investors have played a big part in pushing up share prices . |
| 13 | and with her kind of background in , in writing up training package , packages and things |
| 14 | A report commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature from Earth Resources Research points to a lack of progress in cleaning up nitrogen oxide emissions from heavy lorries as the weak spot in the programme . |
| 15 | It may , however , be applied in paying up bonus shares ( s170(4) ) . |
| 16 | In an unprecedented intervention , Libya 's leader , Col. Moamer al Kadhafi , on Nov. 24 criticized the " savage practices " of the Pakistani police in breaking up opposition demonstrations . |
| 17 | Marx argued that the former might lead , through unemployment , to working class unrest and the latter would , in tying up capital and removing it from the circulation of capital , reduce the rate of profits made in production . |
| 18 | ‘ There 's no point in stirring up scandal if it is n't necessary . ’ |
| 19 | For the most part other trade union leaders of the day accepted that the Federation was an active agent in stirring up trouble for Wilson . |
| 20 | Although marketing is done centrally , the success of a franchise is also down to the efforts of the franchisee in drumming up business . |
| 21 | Outside this gate , he was surprised to see Mr Hellyer and another man busily engaged , in this sweating heat , in taking up paving stones . |
| 22 | Event and fault-trees can not only define the minimum response the system has to make to ensure a successful outcome follows an initiating event , and indicate where additional , ‘ redundant ’ equipment may be required to ensure this , but they are also valuable in showing up system sensitivities . |
| 23 | Firemen in Hartlepool were only too happy to help out when pupils asked for assistance in putting up bird boxes in trees within the grounds of West Park School . |
| 24 | And , despite the increased political tension in South Africa in recent months , RWC officers said they were not interested in setting up contingency plans . |
| 25 | Groups of older people involved in sporting , leisure , cultural and church activities are being offered assistance in setting up exchange visits with their counterparts across the border . |
| 26 | Pople has been instrumental in setting up computer programs like Polatom , Hondo and Gaussian and giving access to computer graphical methods for representing simple molecules . |
| 27 | In particular , it enabled the practices to gain experience and confidence in setting up computer systems and staffing arrangements before committing themselves to fundholding . |
| 28 | Family and friends are drawn together to witness the covenant and contract the couple make , to launch them into their new life together , and to provide practical help in setting up home . |
| 29 | The key decisions in setting up home |
| 30 | Neither material particles nor light can follow space-like geodesics ; however , these geodesics are useful in setting up coordinate frames that span spacetime . |