Example sentences of "[noun] up [prep] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The S3 graphics co-processor and its associated chipset is justly acknowledged to be more than useful for speeding up Windows graphics , offloading much of the graphics work from the CPU as it does , and the speed up with a variety of tasks under Windows and applications is very noticeable . |
| 2 | Does my hon. Friend agree that the secret of contracting out is the drawing up of a contract between those who buy a service and those who supply it , and that , together with independent inspection , that is an essential ingredient to ensure that quality and standards are maintained in the public 's interest ? |
| 3 | The regulation of aviation comprises many different activities but perhaps the most significant is the drawing up of a set of rules and regulations and the establishment of an organisation to ensure their enforcement . |
| 4 | The pilot therefore set the aircraft up for a diversion to the nearest suitable airfield — RAF Wittering — using residual engine power . |
| 5 | Mr Hardman was renowned for his sense of humour , as his contribution to an April Fool 's Day edition of Moneybox , shows : ‘ There 's case law , so far as the setting up of a trust for a cat is concerned , or a dog , or a parrot or a monkey , but you do n't have to have specific legislation in the Taxes Act because the normal rules follow . |
| 6 | The Minister announced the setting up of a helpline for the homeless . |
| 7 | Somerset 's governmental changes included the legalization of the English language as the official medium , the introduction of English currency , the setting up of a council of advice , and attempts to ameliorate the treatment of slaves in accordance with new policies laid down in London . |
| 8 | The main points in the communique which was immediately issued included , a ) parallel statements by each government regarding the status of Northern Ireland b ) the setting up of a Council of Ireland c ) the setting up of a joint committee to consider the creation of a law enforcement area covering the whole island d ) consultation on , and coordination of , policing . |
| 9 | Written by the well known Michael Freeman , the book details the setting up of a studio from its very conception to kitting it out with the latest gear . |
| 10 | The authorities ' ‘ second diversionary thrust ’ involved the setting up of a Tribunal of Inquiry under Lord Widgery . |
| 11 | The first and best known of these , which may conveniently be referred to as ‘ horizontal ’ devolution , involves the setting up of a machinery of government exercising jurisdiction over a particular geographical area and having powers , within that area of a semi-autonomous nature . |
| 12 | Recent poaching incidents have led to stepping up of bailiff patrols and the setting up of a hotline by the River Annan 's Salmon Fishery Board . |
| 13 | The conference formally announced the setting up of a Coalition for Scottish Democracy which will bring together all the civic organisations favouring constitutional change . |
| 14 | King Birendra also announced the setting up of a commission of inquiry to look into allegations of police violence and a commission on constitutional reform . |
| 15 | It is said that this was one principal factor behind the setting up of a number of Court of Session rules setting out expedited procedures back in 1988 . |
| 16 | It requires the setting up of a chain of correlated consequences linking at one end the position of the microscopic electron and at the other end the registration of the result of that particular measurement . |
| 17 | This high profile contract included the establishment of the Sheffield Education Business Partnership with a brief to encourage the setting up of a programme of coherent Education/Business links across the curriculum of schools and colleges . |
| 18 | The setting up of a programme of staff development , including an introduction for all new staff to their role in the establishment , should be a normal activity of every college . |
| 19 | Although Newton did not hinder the setting up of a programme in animal morphology under Balfour , he was suspicious of the laboratory-based discipline and played an important role in galvanizing the country 's amateur bird-watchers to form a network that could provide information of real scientific value . |
| 20 | What they had said was at the end of the war they aimed at a safe and lasting peace , and to obtain that they demanded a setting up of a League of Nations . |
| 21 | In October 1986 , the Secretary of State for Health announced the setting up of a project in which ten voluntary agencies would be responsible for self-help family centres . |
| 22 | The maximum loan is 90 per cent of property value on mortgages or 75 per cent on remortgages up to a maximum of £150,000 . |
| 23 | So farmers are looking hard for new sources of income and , to be fair , the Government is encouraging the search : grants are available for feasibility studies ( 50% of cost ) , for employing a marketing person ( 40% in the first year but decreasing after that ) and for capital expenditure ( 25% up to a limit of £40,000 ) . |
| 24 | He sets Ireland up as a type of extreme place — a place possibly cursed in its very soil or divinely reserved to act as a scourge for England . |
| 25 | The donation was similar to unemployment benefit and from November 1918 was available for periods up to a maximum of thirteen weeks to all the unemployed covered by the 1911 insurance scheme , to ex-servicemen , civilians , insured and non-insured alike . |
| 26 | HANGING AROUND : He gets the chance to put his feet up for a moment before the jump |
| 27 | They might want him or her to have a key , you know and er and just ran the keys up on a thing like that , you know what I mean , they was never out of the person 's possession . |
| 28 | m. up to a maximum of £2,650 ( the fee payable on 3,750 sq . |
| 29 | They 're usually purchased over the counter with no instructions , but last week I bought one in a plastic sleeve , on which the following instructions were printed : ‘ This voltage indicator is suitable for testing AC voltage from 100 volts up to a maximum of 500 volts against earth The metal part on top of the indicator must be touched to operate it , and the earthing position of the user largely determines whether it lights up or not . |
| 30 | We 've taken the issue up on a number of occasions and some of the younger men agree that perhaps things should change , but the older ones are adamant about what they regard as women 's work . |