Example sentences of "build up [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Berry built up Blue Arrow from the small staff recruitment and travel operation he acquired in June 1982 into the world 's largest employment services group in September 1987 when it took over US company Manpower . |
| 2 | Withdrawal would not undermine the military position of the Far Eastern Command unless the Soviet Union built up military strength in south Korea sufficient to implement an attack on Japan . |
| 3 | He built up popular support for a war which , in its opening phase , had given rise to a political crisis similar to those that had broken over his father and grandfather . |
| 4 | Odo de Grandson 's fellow-Savoyard , Jean de Grilly ( d. 1303 ) , was Edward 's lieutenant and seneschal in Aquitaine ( 1266–8 , 1278–87 ) and built up considerable expertise in French and Gascon affairs . |
| 5 | Messy outdoor fun — art classes for kids encourages their imaginations ( above ) ; children build up physical confidence at Crêchendo ( below ) |
| 6 | They aimed to help the community overcome its physical deprivation and build up social communication at the same time . |
| 7 | Unit has already built up valuable experience in engineering by setting up its own production line for the pallets business with in-house expertise . |
| 8 | ‘ The Institute has built up considerable expertise in the quality control and quality assurance areas both prior to , and since , accreditation by CNAA in September 1989 . |
| 9 | Company Programmes have built up particular expertise in a number of industry sectors which include retailing , construction , brewing , manufacturing , banking , computing , the public sector and the recently privatised companies . |
| 10 | In his inaugural speech to the Knesset ( Israeli parliament ) on July 13 , however , Rabin said that his government would continue to " strengthen and build up Jewish settlement along the confrontation lines , due to their security importance , and in metropolitan Jersualem " . |
| 11 | A helpful northerly breeze was filling the sails , so that they were building up gentle speed across the waters of the bay . |
| 12 | Building up parental confidence in these techniques can sometimes present a problem as they may be contradictory to the parents ' viewpoint . |
| 13 | The University of Cape Town Ballet had been there before , in 1941 and 1942 , building up local support to the extent that on their third visit , in September 1943 , all six performances in the Great Hall at Milner Park ( the theatre belonging to Witwatersrand University ) were sold out before the opening night . |
| 14 | Virgilio Avila Vivas replaced Alejandro Izaguirre Angeli as Minister of the Interior , an appointment seen as a move to build up political support for the efforts of the security forces to deal with increasing protests against the government 's economic policies [ but see below for his replacement ; for November 1991 protests , see p. 35571 ] . |
| 15 | Crossman urged that the government begin to build up political intelligence about Northern Ireland . |
| 16 | Over the next decade he was able to build up comprehensive experience in Hammersmith & Fulham , Brent , Croydon , Berkshire , and lately as assistant director in Bedfordshire . |
| 17 | This has enabled M.P.s to build up considerable expertise in their chosen fields . |