upper end

collocation in English

meanings of upperand end

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upper
adjective[before noun]
uk /ˈʌp.ər/ us /ˈʌp.ɚ/
at a higher position or level than something else, or being the top part ...
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end
noun
uk /end/ us /end/
the part of a place or thing that is furthest away from ...
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Examples of upper end

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Approaches for measuring utilities at the very upperend of the scale should nevertheless be pursued.
At its upperend, the trachea enters the larynx, which in turn opens into the pharynx.
The upperend of the predicted range is therefore consistent with these limited physical results.
Sales at the upperend of the market are the exception rather than the rule.
An asterisk indicates the upperend of the optic nerve head.
This rate is close to the upperend of the range observed in epidemiological studies.
The cutoff for the upperend of the plotted scores was set at the 90th percentile.
Participation in sports represents the upperend of the range of morbidity risks for healthy children.
The upperend of the cage is closed with a cork stopper.
The upper oesophageal sphincter at the upperend of the oesophagus is usually tonically contracted.
In 1996 and 1999, mite infestation in organic fields slightly exceeded 50%, the upperend of the action threshold12.
But it is important not to over-estimate the demand at the upperend of the market.
The company was initially focused on the upperend market with high demands on system per formance.
Eventually we are above the upperend of the pattern, then we start going to the right when possible or up.
Toward the upperend of the scale, material wealth and its defence are of uppermost concern, and the superordinate sector offers role models to follow.
Later-appearing words were added to eliminate ceiling effects for high-scoring children at the upperend of the age range for each form.
We use the upperend of the confidence interval as a point estimate because, for simple inhibitory models this is generally the maximum-likelihood estimate.
A range of seeding rates was recommended, and the upperend of the range was chosen for maximum competitiveness with weeds.
The fetus operates at the upperend of the cardiac function curve and thus has limited capacity for increasing oxygen supply by increasing cardiac output.
At the upperend of the acceleration tube, there is the ion source, its electrical connections, and the gas injection system.
It in no way impairs flexibility at the upperend.
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At the upperend, people steal valuable items to order.
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People will not go to the upperend of £3,000.
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