Example sentences of "designed [verb] up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A plant 's leaves are ideally placed to detect day length , for they are designed to pick up the sun 's light for photosynthesis . |
| 2 | In addition , all water authorities spent large sums on routine river maintenance on farmland ; and still more money was spent by the Ministry of Agriculture in contributing between 30 and 70 per cent of the cost of farmers held drainage , designed to pick up the benefits of lowering the water level , a result of river engineering schemes . |
| 3 | The first thing the researchers discovered was that special infrared cameras , designed to pick up the heat given off by warm-blooded animals , failed to detect polar bears — the insulation provided by their coats is too efficient . |
| 4 | About the opportunity , Greg was less than happy : if the fire , designed to cover up the murder ( which it so successfully had ) , was started in the attic , could Viola have done it ? |
| 5 | The Supreme Court on July 17 ruled " unreasonable and illegal " the emergency regulations initiated by Housing and Construction Minister Ariel Sharon , which had been designed to speed up the building of accommodation for tens of thousands of Jewish immigrants from the Soviet Union . |
| 6 | The favourite explanation , however , was ‘ speculative hoarding ’ , and it was this which became the target for government action ( in addition to a series of measures designed to speed up the release and development of land ) . |
| 7 | COACHING CONTROLLER CARDS : These cards are designed to speed up the pace at which you can get information from your hard disk . |
| 8 | Designed to speed up the purchasing process , a ‘ logbook ’ would set out the condition of a home and any work done to it , as well as listing surveys . |
| 9 | Indeed , in a move designed to speed up the process Lloyd has made a ‘ little publicised ’ offer to the Lawn Tennis Associations ITI set up , which would see him build centres — ITI centres — and run them as such , in addition to running them as private clubs . |
| 10 | Commentators suggested that the shipment was designed to shore up the confidence of the international community in the face of India 's precarious foreign exchange position . |