Example sentences of "and build upon " in BNC.
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| 1 | The law and legal rules incorporate and build upon perceptions of reality . |
| 2 | Progression has been one of the keystones of the TVEI extension , and there are few secondary schools which are not committed to the concept that a student 's learning should grow out of , and build upon , what has been learned before . |
| 3 | Every scientific paper , be it ever so short and its subject ever so tiny , is nevertheless supposed , at least in principle , to make claims about and build upon , in a logical and verifiable fashion , our knowledge of the rest of the entire natural and social world ; an ambitious aim . |
| 4 | For ISS , the head teacher is the key to improvement ; the head 's capacity to energize staff and build upon known good practice ( which ISS carefully sought to identify ) is a prerequisite of school improvement . |
| 5 | Third , they should be based wherever possible on existing boundaries in order to maintain continuity and build upon traditional loyalties . |
| 6 | The stated objectives of this Union include ‘ to assert its identity on the international scene ’ , ‘ to develop close cooperation on justice and home affairs ’ and to ‘ maintain in full and build upon the acquis communautaire ’ ( i.e. the process by which EEC authority is irreversibly entrenched in any area in which it has once legislated — a principle hitherto unrecognised in law ) . |
| 7 | Unless you are enormously determined , it is far better to make small changes and build upon them , tackling one area at a time before you go on to the next rather than trying to lose weight , give up smoking , avoid alcohol and set yourself a punishing exercise regime all at once . |
| 8 | Theory and practice are integrated throughout the course , with students undertaking a wide variety of practical exercises and projects which reinforce and build upon lecture material . |