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Example sentences for "upkeep"

Lexicographically close words:
upholstered; upholsterer; upholsterers; upholstering; upholstery; upland; uplandish; uplands; uplift; uplifted
  1. For example, Is the upkeep of the Lord-Lieutenant an Irish or an Imperial charge?

  2. All stores of coal and material for the upkeep of permanent ways, signals and repair shops left entire in situ and kept in an efficient state by Germany during the whole period of armistice.

  3. The upkeep of the troops of occupation in the Rhine land (excluding Alsace-Lorraine), shall be charged to the German Government.

  4. Goods and ships of all states are to be treated on terms of absolute equality, and no taxes to be imposed beyond those necessary for upkeep and improvement for which Germany is responsible.

  5. Thus nature first, by its nutritive power, takes what it requires for the upkeep of one's own body, and afterwards yields the residue for the formation of another by the power of generation.

  6. It is not, however, related that he refused to accept such things as are commonly necessary for the upkeep of life.

  7. It can also be directed to the upkeep of divine worship, wherefore (1 Macc.

  8. Food is directly ordered to the upkeep of the person, therefore abstinence from food may be a direct source of danger to the person: and so on this count a vow of abstinence is a matter of dispensation.

  9. On the other hand sexual intercourse is directly ordered to the upkeep not of the person but of the species, wherefore to abstain from such intercourse by continency does not endanger the person.

  10. After these come things connected with the apparel of the Church and its ministers; and those things, whether movable or immovable, that are deputed to the upkeep of the ministers.

  11. Another advantage is the small item of upkeep necessary.

  12. The maintenance and upkeep of the trailer is very low.

  13. They frequently contain lists of donations or of articles to be supplied by the population for the upkeep of pious foundations.

  14. Thus, if stone be required for the perfection of the tracks, it is necessary to import it from afar, and the haulage of the material inevitably forms a weighty item in the cost and upkeep of the line.

  15. The financial support necessary for the upkeep of these charities is derived to a large extent from rates and taxes.

  16. Wherefore the cost at home and in the field, the entertainment of guests, glue and lacquer for repairs, and necessities for the upkeep of waggons and armour are such that in one day a thousand pieces of gold are spent.

  17. Many monarchs appear to have delighted in the upkeep and restoration of his temple, among them Nur-Ramman and Sin-iddina.

  18. Then he promises to visit us at our dwelling and gravely bids us adieu, after expressing the hope that we will graciously contribute to the upkeep of the house of religion to which he is attached.

  19. In the upkeep of the position he included jewelry for his wife and so it came about that Lord Castlenorman placed an order with two well-known Bond-street jewellers named Messrs.

  20. The upkeep of the troops of occupation in the Rhine land (excluding Alsace-Lorraine) shall be charged to the German Government.

  21. This was the problem of how to make her small income suffice, not only to her simple wants, but to the upkeep of the consideration she thought due to one of her name and connections.

  22. The shipowner of the olden days had time to take a deep personal interest in the upkeep of his ship.

  23. He who was responsible for the upkeep and supervision of these cruisers was known as the Surveyor for Sloops.

  24. The separate parochial accounts kept for Langdale continually give items for repair and upkeep of the fabric and its adjuncts.

  25. The three townships jointly attended to the upkeep of the tower, the bells, the roof of the church, the pulpit, and church furniture.

  26. They will distinguish sharply between property which is used by its owner for the conduct of his profession or the upkeep of his household, and property which is merely a claim on wealth produced by another's labor.

  27. The upkeep of the plant will be about 15 per cent.

  28. For expense of production we have: Interest and upkeep of plant $600.

  29. I put up a gate at either end and charged a purely nominal sum which went, as I pointed out, to the upkeep of the bridge; though, of course, it did not nearly meet that expenditure.

  30. Pontage [toll for upkeep and repair of bridges] shall be taken at certain bridges: carts 2d.

  31. The parish would ask unmarried mothers who was the father of their child and then force him to marry her or pay for the upkeep of the child.

  32. The Justices of the Peace had administrative duties in control of vagrancy, upkeep of roads and bridges, and arbitration of lawsuits referred to them by courts.

  33. Communities were taxed for the upkeep and relief of the prisoners in the gaols in their communities.

  34. Parishes providing upkeep for the family sent men to find the errant husbands.

  35. Tolls were paid for road upkeep and repair by private companies.

  36. From about 1413, tunnage on wine and poundage on merchandise were duties on goods of merchants which were regularly granted by Parliament to the king for life for upkeep of the Navy.

  37. The very condition and upkeep of the vehicles of a high-grade department-store show this.

  38. Tenants have no permanent interest in the upkeep of the farm or in the rural community.

  39. They will tell you, without much mincing of words, that it came from previous accumulations of surplus, or else from money withheld from the upkeep of the physical property of the railroads.

  40. There were no terminal charges, no road upkeep charges.

  41. Now consider for a moment not the possible expansion that the railroad might have made in the last decade and did not, and see how it has failed in the ordinary upkeep of its property.


  42. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "upkeep" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    aid; back; backing; bear; bolster; brace; bread; buttress; care; carriage; carry; carrying; conservation; cradle; cushion; endowment; finance; fund; hold; keep; keeping; livelihood; living; mainstay; maintain; maintenance; manna; meat; mothering; nourishment; nurture; pillow; preservation; prop; protection; provision; reinforce; reliance; safekeeping; salvage; salvation; saving; shore; shoulder; stay; subsidize; subsidy; subsistence; subvention; support; sustain; sustaining; sustenance; underlie; uphold; upkeep