Example sentences of "expected [to-vb] up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To recoup , the government is expected to speed up the passage of a law that would make insider-trading a crime . |
| 2 | Between now and Easter , thousands are expected to take up the invitation . |
| 3 | At least two , the Statesman and the Indian Express , were expected to take up the story in their issues today . |
| 4 | Ministers are expected to take up the fight in the next few days and urge the banks that , at a time of national economic crisis , they must do their bit . |
| 5 | St James 's University Hospital in Leeds , where the TV series is filmed , is expected to take up the proposal for self-governing trusts in NHS hospitals which was given the go-ahead in the Queen 's Speech . |
| 6 | Many parties were expected to take up the offer , although Fernando Belaúnde Terry , a former President and leader of the Popular Action ( AP ) party , stated that unless the holding municipal elections was restored to the current year [ see below ] , the AP would not participate in any talks . |
| 7 | A Computing Support Officer has been appointed , and is expected to take up the post on 1st July . |
| 8 | The letter 's bound to add to press , er add to press for a settlement with a number of Tory M P's expected to bring up the matter at the Party 's Conference at Bournemouth . |
| 9 | Seeing no need why it alone should be expected to make up the deficit , it requested its allies to increase their defence expenditure . |
| 10 | Relatives of people living in care homes can be expected to make up the difference between the amount of benefit and the charges actually levied by by the home . |