Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] to [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The first issue of UPDATE brought readers up to date with the pilot schemes which were validated to commence in 1988 under the new arrangements .
2 Leaders not only brought supporters up to date with the position of the cause but resolutions took the form of reiteration of basic commitments as well as referring to current developments .
3 It announced a loss of £2.8m , on a turnover of £13.5m , thanks mainly to write-downs in the depressed property market .
4 Informal approaches were made six months ago to companies in the United States , Japan and France to see if they would be interested in supplying fuel for the advanced gas-cooled reactors at a considerably lower price than charged by British Nuclear Fuels .
5 This is fully tax relievable in the employer 's hands so the liability nets down to £3,393 for the employer .
6 Credit vouchers up to £260 for the payment of repair costs and other emergencies .
7 As youngsters up to London for the day , for example , we once took it in on the basis that bona fide sports followers should try everything once .
8 British firms have left the business of supplying these kinds of chips mainly to companies from the US and Japan .
9 So really I need to firm up with them , I 've dropped the seeds in to firm up the process and they 're going to work through that with the kids at the same time talking about what a record of achievement is , showing them what goes inside it , the importance of it etcetera .
10 This change arises from the differences in size between the components which would normally mean mole fractions close to unity for the solvent especially when dilute solutions are being studied .
11 Tivoli 's boss , ex-IBMer Frank Moss , believes that in many organisations up to 40% of the cost of owning Unix kit can be attributed to managing systems that are distributed across networks .
12 Tivoli 's boss , ex-IBMer Frank Moss , believes that in many organisations up to 40% of the cost of owning Unix kit can be attributed to managing systems that are distributed across networks .
13 Bill Gates , in London yesterday addressing sundry gatherings , notably the Institute of Directors annual convention , said he dispatched 50 messages back to base on the flight over ; asked if his impending nuptials would adversely affect Microsoft Corp , he said ‘ it takes a lot of time being single : I think being married will be very efficient . ’
14 The presidential election of 1952 brought the Republicans back to power for the first time in 20 years .
15 It does imply a responsibility to the community and appeals therefore to thinkers on the right of the political spectrum concerned about ‘ active citizenship ’ and personal responsibility , as well as to those on the centre and the left who see benefits in community solidarity .
16 When m = 0.6 , the input resistance remains close to for frequencies up to 85% of the critical frequency .
17 In the absence of a ready-made framework in Scotland , the firm looked elsewhere to the English Law Society 's Continuing Professional Development scheme , launched last year and aimed at not only keeping solicitors up to date with the law but to develop management and other professional skills and to enhance career development .
18 ‘ Lots of men send their families home to England in the summer . ’
19 Soon after the Iraqi onslaught , reports were received that Iraq 's two southern oil-export terminals close to Fao at the mouth of the Shatt al-Arab , Mina al-Bakr and Khor al-Amayyah , were under attack by Iranian warships .
20 Even the classified advertisement department of a local paper could convert faxed ads directly to text without the need for the operator to read it and then re-type it .
21 This helps to keep families up to date with the thinking of the school and strengthens the sense of identity .
22 They were arrested after chaining themselves to cranes which were loading logs on to barges in the port of Kuala Baram .
23 We are happy to consider proving loans up to 100% of the cost of the item .
24 We had to ask the bridesmaids not to pirouette in the aisle .
25 Cambridge-based Tadpole Technology Ltd has added low-cost Sparcbook LC notebook models to its family of portables , and has cut prices up to 35% on the Sparcbook 1 line .
26 This is the second seminar in a series organised by the Greater London and South East Movement & Dance Liaison Group designed to bring members up to date with the many changes taking place in the 1990s .
27 The fire is burning at temperatures up to 500°C in the honeycomb of mine tunnels 150 metres below the surface .
28 All voluntary organizations in the community care field face an uncertain though challenging future as a result of the government 's encouragement to them in the 1990 Act to take a more active , participative role in providing services directly to clients in the community , with finance provided by the local authority or health authority .
29 Prices start at £2.75 for small dishes up to £64.50 for the large bowl shown ; other items in the range include cups , mugs and plates ; The General Trading Company
30 The recruitment team can not get the letters out and keep the records up to date at the same time ; and if they employ temporaries , other problems arise : where can they sit ?
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