Example sentences of "may [be] [verb] up [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The operative principle should therefore be one of a ‘ retributive maximum , as advocated by Norval Morris ( 1974 : 75 ) : while an individual offender may be punished up to the level indicated by the tariff , there is no obligation to do so if other valid considerations indicate that a more lenient course will be more constructive or humane .
2 One alternative would be that history may be made up of the multiple meanings of specific , particular histories — without their necessarily being in turn part of a larger meaning of an underlying Idea or force .
3 Cash deposits may be made up by the customer into standard bank packets and transported by security carrier to Cash Centres , where the credits are checked and applied direct to the account .
4 Each man is thrown back on himself alone and there is danger that he may be shut up in the solitude of his own heart .
5 They may be crowded up against the window of the tour bus or milling together on the pavement , but one thing is for sure — they 're taking snapshots .
6 When working with mice in an isolator they may be picked up by the base of their tail using a pair of large forceps with rubber sleeves on their tips .
7 Crumbs of advantage , Bénezet had found , may be picked up in the most unexpected places .
8 Guild members are not content with the position in the cooperative world which may be summed up in the saying of the man ‘ My wife and I are one , and I am that one ’ .
9 These various factors which influence the value of an option may be summed up in the following functional statement : .
10 thirdly , some principles of professional practice which may be drawn up on the basis of these discussions .
11 A right pain in the neck , in short , but in the end he will buy a copy — full retail price , no questions asked — and ( because collectors are generally tidy chaps ) will stack up neatly the rejects so that they may be snapped up by the mere purchaser or — even more gratifyingly undiscerning — the impulse buyer .
12 The visitor to an auction may be caught up in the excitement and drama of the event , but the climate of opinion in which it takes place has been created by scholars and critics as well as businessmen .
13 Section 221 provides that an unregistered company may be wound up under the Act .
14 NOTICE To : Smith & Jones ( Contracts ) Limited , whose registered office is situate at Coldharbour Road , Thames Marshes , Essex WHEREAS ( 1 ) You are justly and truly indebted in the sum of £1250 to Robinson Bros Ltd trading as Go Fast Transport whose registered office is situate at Cornmarket Chambers Ipswich Suffolk more particularly in respect of transport costs for the quick delivery of fragile machine equipment and related warehousing costs ( 2 ) By Section 517 ( 1 ) ( f ) of the Companies Act 1985 it is provided that a company may be wound up by the court if the company is unable to pay its debts ( exceeding £750 ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to you pursuant to Section 518(1) ( a ) of the Companies Act 1985 that you are required to pay the said sum of £1250 to Go Fast Transport ( GFT ) not later than 3 weeks from tomorrow 's date AND that if you neglect to pay the said sum or to secure or compound for it to the reasonable satisfaction of GFT an application will be made to the court for your winding up by petition presented by GFT under the provisions of Section 519 of the Companies Act 1985 .
15 The haulier should be aware of the circumstances in which he ( or his debtor ) may be wound up on a voluntary basis and the circumstances in which his company ( or his debtor 's ) may be wound up by the court .
16 The Insolvency Act 1986 , Section 122(1) provides that a company may be wound up by the court if :
17 Section 122(1) of the Insolvency Act 1986 provides that a company may be wound up by the court if :
18 Hambros Jersey 's contention , if correct , would mean that the jurisdiction of the English court under the sections would be much more restricted than the circumstances in which an individual may be adjudged bankrupt or a company may be wound up by the English court .
19 Doctors who are aware of such appointments in their hospitals ( or plans for them ) should notify the JCC 's secretariat of the circumstances so that they may be taken up with the department without delay .
20 A final problem is that these substances may be taken up into the blood supply as it passes through the brain and carried to other parts of the body where they may have toxic effects that confound their effects on the nervous system .
21 Relocation company counsellors assigned to families moving to Britain also provide information on activities that may be taken up by the spouse .
22 If the first order is made for less than eight weeks however the balance of this period may be taken up by the second or subsequent orders .
23 It is advisable to apply as early as possible , and preferably before 31 January of the proposed year of entry to the University , though application may be considered up to the date when a course begins , subject to the availability of places .
24 However applications may be considered up to the date when a course begins , subject to the availability of places .
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