build up
Example Sentences
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But there are constraints on its ability to export gas - it is a costly and time-consuming process to build up its infrastructure.
From BBC
China is the world’s largest oil importer, but has spent years building up defenses against energy shocks.
In a study published March 5 in the Cell Press journal Cell Press Blue, researchers describe a newly identified biological process that may help explain how tau builds up.
From Science Daily
When this gene does not function properly, fat begins to build up inside liver cells.
From Science Daily
I scraped them off, searched around for driftwood, and tried to build up the fire.
From Literature
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