After that the men took up the ropes of the first boat without a word.

Parents working for companies with 50 or more employees can take up to 12 more weeks without pay.

Ranchers were free to take up land far from population centers without fear of being attacked.

He took up his search in earnest 20 years later but without much luck.

His parents did not want him to take up a career as a musician without first securing a "proper" trade.

These cost most because they take up staff time without generating revenue.

She took up smoking again, after six years without a cigarette.

He paused for breath and one of the others took up the report without a pause.

Every time the same thing happened: nature took up arms against them without any conscious instructions on my part.

We can't take her up without a launch, even though I don't particularly need one.