Example sentences of "[not/n't] keep up [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Salaries were not keeping up with the rate of inflation , which in the cities was estimated to be running at 20 per cent . |
| 2 | For I could tell that he was a little rusty , and I wondered if sometimes this affable and agreeable companion was worried because he knew that he was not keeping up with the strides that modern medicine was taking . |
| 3 | I could not keep up with the demands of trying to keep everyone happy , and in desperation to make sure I keep my looks , I gave up eating , ’ she is alleged to have said . |
| 4 | I was just beginning to get to grips with the Campaign for Ink Print Information , but Women 's Tapeover could not keep up with the steady stream of new feminist writing that was emerging week by week . |
| 5 | It could now be argued that , throughout the history of the earth , Nature had rewarded those who were able and energetic , and punished those who could not keep up with the race towards higher things . |
| 6 | Marthus said that food production can not keep up with the population increase |
| 7 | The skua is astonishingly agile for so big a bird , but can not keep up among the throng and gives up . |
| 8 | If you have not kept up with the nursing journals or have been out of practice for a long time then you will have to trust to luck or the recommendations of others as to the relevance and value of any course you choose to attend . |
| 9 | It asserted that ‘ the structure and practices of the Service have not kept up with the changing tasks ’ and found six major faults . |
| 10 | There is also considerable evidence that even people entitled to , for instance , free glasses , must still contribute significant amounts to the cost , because the value of the benefit has not kept up with the cost of glasses . |
| 11 | If anything , hardware is n't keeping up with the demands of the kinds of software he 'd like to see . |
| 12 | Obviously we were n't keeping up with the Joneses , so she started screwing the boss . ’ |
| 13 | When that happened , we could n't keep up with the mortgage payments so we lost the house . ’ |
| 14 | The old argument that software ca n't keep up with the rapid advances in hardware performance simply is n't true , he says . |
| 15 | ‘ I ca n't keep up with the demand . ’ |
| 16 | I do n't keep up with the names any more . ’ |
| 17 | The house where they were living has been re-possessed because the owner could n't keep up with the mortgage payments . |