Example sentences of "push up [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do n't mortgage tomorrow ; do n't push up portfolio yields , ’ he said . |
| 2 | But his own energy tax will push up home heating bills and raise the price of petrol in a country that relies on road transport . |
| 3 | Reporting requirements may push up compliance costs |
| 4 | He will want to avoid a further decline for fear that import price rises will push up inflation . |
| 5 | Certainly that would push up inflation and make motoring more expensive for everyone , particularly those who use their cars a lot . |
| 6 | They concede that while the fall in the pound will push up inflation , the critical point is by how much . |
| 7 | How will that be possible , given that Labour wishes to phase out nuclear , which could easily push up carbon dioxide emissions by at least 10 per cent . |
| 8 | He made it clear that the Employment Secretary , Michael Howard , was not prepared to see Community action in the field of industrial relations and that Community legislation should not push up labour costs in such a way as to reduce the ability of business to compete in world markets . |
| 9 | Strong demand helped push up consumer prices by an official 8.6% last year and , because of price increases by utilities , 2.1% in January alone this year . |
| 10 | Increase in petrol prices , which will push up Project 's transport costs . |
| 11 | Fund officials fear that the budget deficit may swell this year from 37 billion pesos ( $1.5 billion ) in 1992 to 75 billion pesos , or 6% of GDP , which might push up interest rates again . |
| 12 | Such demands for cash will push up interest rates by ½%; or more , unless governments tighten up on spending — which almost inevitably means cutting back even more drastically on social services … |
| 13 | That would push up mortgage interest rates and have a catastrophic effect on the prospects for recovery , Mr Mellor said . |