Example sentences of "lasting up to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Points to watch for : Service contracts lasting up to nine years when the average life of the machine is three-and-a-half . |
| 2 | Lasting up to four hours , they were used to determine individual characteristics ( see page 68 ) and were followed by intensive interviews . |
| 3 | ‘ Some have even gone through a ghastly divorce lasting up to 18 months only to find they have to stay together . |
| 4 | The unprovoked action sparked off what was to become a national emergency , lasting up to 1960 and involving one of the most hard-fought jungle campaigns of this century . |
| 5 | Second , rapid eye movements are not continuous during REM , but come in periodic bursts , typically lasting between two and ten seconds , and are separated by periods of sleep lasting up to three minutes with low voltage , mixed frequency EEG and muscle atonia . |
| 6 | As many as 18 patterns are currently obtainable in a set sequence , with each spray pattern lasting up to 16 seconds and each complete sequence something like 3½ minutes . |
| 7 | Then there are long sessions , lasting up to an hour and involving the display of hundreds , occasionally thousands , of records . |
| 8 | Abrupt relaxations of the upper oesophageal sphincter independent of swallowing and lasting up to three seconds occurred during 54% of common cavity episodes . |
| 9 | The patient with a gastric ulcer had intermittent episodes lasting up to an hour , whereas continuous reflux occurred in the patient after gastrectomy . |
| 10 | There are probably well over 100 000 km2 of flooded forest in Amazonia with rather predictable seasonal floods , with periods of inundation in different places lasting up to 6 months . |
| 11 | Labour will replace the YTS with a new training guarantee — a traineeship lasting up to four years and leading to qualifications recognised throughout Britain and the rest of Europe . |