Example sentences of "be up [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the Government has proposed changing this so that the final decision would be up to the DoE . |
| 2 | It would then be up to the US and Canada to decide whether they want to face towards the Atlantic or Pacific — or be caught between two great trading oceans . |
| 3 | It would be up to the courts to decide on the matter , ’ says her local trading standards officer , Mr Slater . |
| 4 | It would be up to the scientists to decide which is the viable option and which belongs to the realm of science fiction . |
| 5 | Not until a new switching centre in Birmingham comes on stream will the 1000-km network be up to the mark . |
| 6 | It will be up to the engineers to spread what resources there are as far as possible . |
| 7 | A spokesman for the Department of Health and social security said a decision to implant an artificial heart would be up to the doctor ‘ like any other replacement operation ’ . |
| 8 | It will be up to the doctor responsible to decide whether or not your organs can be successfully transplanted . |
| 9 | Your filter is fairly powerful and should be up to the job , but I must admit that I personally prefer undergravel filtration for almost all purposes . |
| 10 | If this has not been the case , it will be up to the individuals to explain the reasons behind this . |
| 11 | The Institute has been given legal advice to the effect that there is a possibility that the defence of qualified or absolute privilege might be available , but it would be up to the courts to decide and the only way of finding out would be a test case . |
| 12 | After that it would be up to the German socialists to respond , pressing their own Government to adopt positions convergent with the emergent consensus among the Allies . |
| 13 | Sir Nicholas told MPs it will be up to the judge whether he sits in public . |
| 14 | ‘ We have suffered some serious setbacks through injuries , but when you tour you do so with a full squad and they must all be up to the mark . ’ |
| 15 | Judging from the photograph , Joseph Noel Paton 's Crimean War weepie ‘ Home ’ is one of the very few narrative pictures which might be up to the standard of this ideal exhibition . |
| 16 | The smaller town of Souvala , and poor Perdika , have not yet got that far ; but in general Aegina will fairly soon be up to the standards those fussy Germans and English expect . |
| 17 | Billing machines and the tabular ledger are used in the preparation of accounts and the work must always be up to the minute , as it should be possible to produce a guest 's bill immediately on request . |
| 18 | If anything does happen , it 'll be up to the three of you to deal with it . ’ |
| 19 | He parried the stories of wealth and of smuggling : all town talk , he said , and besides , people in Borrowdale just would not be up to the scheming and deception involved , not the people he knew in Borrowdale and he had been born there — as had his wife — born there — as had their parents |
| 20 | Whilst we recommend a retail price for all sizes as with all similar product on the market it will be up to the vendor to adjust for the prices the margins that they require . |
| 21 | Unlike the present law , it will not be up to the defendant to prove his belief , the burden of proof will rest on the prosecution . |
| 22 | Where sexual intercourse takes place before the barrel of a gun , it seems quite appropriate that it should be up to the defence to discharge an evidential burden with respect to consent . |
| 23 | It is similarly arguable that it should be up to the defence to provide a proper foundation of evidence for an assertion that a woman who has been robbed by a man nonetheless subsequently consented to sexual intercourse with him . |
| 24 | He would not dare ask for money ; instead it would be up to the gentleman to raise the matter and to give payment when he deemed suitable . |
| 25 | If it 's drifting on the far side it will be up to the roof . |
| 26 | The third is the one that we are providing — giving the governors of schools the choice of teams of inspectors , who will be up to the standards required by HMI at the centre . |
| 27 | It will be up to the Secretary of State to decide on the exact order of priority and we shall publish guidelines to help the new commission . |
| 28 | Speaking to MEPs on Jan. 21 Poos declared : " There is a structural weakness in existing political co-operation and it will be up to the intergovernmental conference [ opened in December 1990 — see p. 37905 ] to tackle and reverse that " . |
| 29 | Oh they will yes , indeed er , it will be up to the government . |
| 30 | It would then be up to the employee to set up his own business and exploit the patent if he is able to attract venture or loan capital to do so . |