(1) The longer and faster your run-up is, the higher you can jump.

(2) The bowler started his run-up.

(3) Everyone is very busy during the run-up to publication.

(4) Supermarkets everywhere reported excellent trading in the run-up to Christmas.

(5) The run-up to the final was not encouraging.

(6) These were important even in the run-up to Suez.

(7) It said that in the run-up to an election, it would comment on planning opportunities based on pronouncements by political parties.

(8) In the run-up to Christmas, their games are selling faster than ever.

(9) I took an unnecessarily long run-up and struck the ball well, but high.

(10) These performances are part of the run-up to the Center's anniversary celebrations.

(11) In the run-up to the November 1992 presidential elections, education was seen as a key issue.

(12) All this was visible during the run-up to the Gulf war.

(13) Standing up to voters in the run-up to the general election is another matter.

(14) In the run-up to the election, terrorists have intensified their activities.

(15) When a canvasser called during the election run-up, he decided to rejoin.

(16) The company believes the products will sell well in the run-up to Christmas.

(17) The people at the toy shop expect to shift a lot of stock in the run-up to Christmas.

(18) When I began to compete again, I was struggling with my run-up.

(19) Doubts about Mr Hague's longevity are not new, but are increasingly damaging in the run-up to an election.

(20) Recently, they developed a roll of film found in Paul's old camera[sentencedict.com], taken in the run-up to the fighting.

(21) But I would like to know how much of a run-up he needed.

(22) The party political scene remains fluid, with parties merging and forming alliances in the run-up to the March 1991 general elections.

(23) Sheila Geddes, Sid Clarke and all the others who had contributed their efforts in the run-up to the launch.

(24) However, they do not expect any radical revision to emerge in the run-up to legislation.

(25) Or would be busy sorting things out at school with the run-up to half-term.

(26) The second was a report on restructuring the business in the run-up to privatisation.

(27) It certainly knocks spots off anything attempted by the newly-Thatcherising Conservatives in the run-up to the 1979 election.

(28) The three are fighting over control of the provincial assemblies, which will be important in the run-up to the election.

(29) Despite medical advice about sensible drinking, many people still over-indulge, particularly in the run-up to Christmas and the New Year.

(30) Competition has hit a new high with many attractive offers in the run-up to Christmas.