Example sentences of "keep [adv prt] with [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The book highlights the problem university staff have in keeping up with recent developments . |
| 2 | Time magazine was another way of keeping up with Western life . |
| 3 | Similarly both the Rathenau Advisory Group in the Netherlands and the Industrial Institute of Economic and Social Research in Stockholm , carried out simulations which indicated that slow introduction of microelectronic technology would have a worse effect on employment than keeping up with other countries . |
| 4 | But the real significance of the demonstration is that for the first time high-powered personal computers are capable of keeping up with normal speech without … the … speaker … doing … this . |
| 5 | But the real significance of the demonstration is that for the first time high-powered personal computers are capable of keeping up with normal speech without … the … speaker … doing … this . |
| 6 | But this has not been matched by an increased commitment to capital expenditure and Mr Jordan expressed concern that while most member companies had weathered the recession ‘ surviving companies are probably not investing sufficiently in keeping up with technological progress ’ . |
| 7 | His view of the American situation follows out the formal consequences of earlier complaints by such writers as Nathanael West and Philip Roth , that the American novel can no longer keep up with contemporary reality . |
| 8 | To be admitted to a state school , children must be able to walk , to be continent and show the ability to learn and keep up with normal work . |
| 9 | ‘ The levelling out of investment is worrying because it needs to grow so that UK industry can keep up with international competitors , ’ Mr Sentance said . |
| 10 | But broadcasting costs are more volatile than other costs and also rise at a faster rate so that even a licence fee increase which keeps up with general costs is an actual real decrease in its total value . |
| 11 | Though one of the best thing we can do for carers is enable t them to keep on with part-time work as long as possible . |
| 12 | Jessica and James Kernan are hoping to keep up with international successes and will be competing in tomorrow 's Grand Prix . |
| 13 | He was said to have caused an inordinate number of retakes when unable to keep up with fellow Afghans in an attack scene . |
| 14 | Legislative pressures : ‘ As in so many areas of our industry , we have to move fast to keep up with changing laws , ’ adds Dent . |
| 15 | The people who ought to study and argue such questions , the philosophers , have mostly not had enough mathematical background to keep up with modern developments in theoretical physics . |
| 16 | It is always wise before any interview to make an effort to keep up with current affairs and to formulate reasoned opinions on some of the major issues . |
| 17 | If the style of the pot is deliberately changed when it is copied , particularly if the decoration is being changed to keep up with current fashion , the differences between earlier and later pots are even more noticeable . |
| 18 | As trade in services soars , taxmen will find it harder to keep up with clever finance directors . |
| 19 | Your sound engineer should mix the out-front sound at every gig and attend rehearsals regularly to keep up with new material . |
| 20 | To develop a comprehensive management development programme to encourage members to spend time during their carrer to keep up with new ideas and trends . |
| 21 | Once one of the world 's most profitable firms , Big Blue last year tumbled to a record-breaking $1 billion loss as it struggled to keep up with technical change , plummeting prices and a wave of new competition in the computer market . |
| 22 | Save time and effort in the daily struggle to keep up with major issues . |
| 23 | Further concern was generated by the failure to keep up with major orders secured by the consortium due to production difficulties . |
| 24 | But , the odd unscripted upset aside , the chairmen and chairwomen find it hard to keep up with torrential voting in favour of the leadership line . |
| 25 | Excuse my ignorance , but living in the ‘ plains ’ of the US makes it very hard to keep up with English soccer ( er , football ! ) especially Leeds a team that I 've benn supporting for close to 20 years now . |
| 26 | Now the company is hard put to keep up with overseas demand and last year sold over 40,000 cars , making a pre-tax profit of over £120m . |
| 27 | Indeed far from being fearful of continued public objection , local authorities should be more concerned about their ability to be able to keep up with public demand for calming various residential areas once the ideas take off . |
| 28 | America , having no domestic jet development programme to match either of these two aircraft , was struggling just to keep up with large French and British orders of existing fighters and light bombers let alone worry about ‘ jets ’ . |
| 29 | It 's got er , impact , it 's , it appeared relatively small so you know , to erm it 's a fact of life that small prints have a , a lot more to do to keep up with big ones , they have to more impact . |
| 30 | We recognize this by our willingness to go on courses , keep up with professional reading , and sometimes update our qualifications ; education authorities recognize this when they encourage us to do so by paying expenses , granting leave of absence , and sometimes secondment on full pay . |