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Rain wished he had some one to make sure he spent part of the proceeds on smartening up his flat.
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Despite the encouraging figures, the Chunnel has prompted ferry companies to smarten up their act, and offer better deals.
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No attempts made to knuckle down and smarten up .
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On the other hand, more than a few civilians were sloppy and needed to smarten up a bit.
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In the 1970s money just was not available to smarten up more than a handful of Provincial stations.
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The exterior of the whole building itself is also about to receive new cladding which will smarten up its slightly dilapidated appearance.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Despite the encouraging figures, the Chunnel has prompted ferry companies to smarten up their act, and offer better deals.
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In the 1970s money just was not available to smarten up more than a handful of Provincial stations.
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It's been compared with New York's notorious Bronx, but now the council plans to smarten it up.
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No attempts made to knuckle down and smarten up.
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On the other hand, more than a few civilians were sloppy and needed to smarten up a bit.
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Rain wished he had some one to make sure he spent part of the proceeds on smartening up his flat.
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The exterior of the whole building itself is also about to receive new cladding which will smarten up its slightly dilapidated appearance.