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have up

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verb

  1. (tr, adverb; usually passive) to cause to appear for trial

    he was had up for breaking and entering

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The advisory board currently has four members, though it can have up to seven people.

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Counties can ask for an extension, and they still have up to 30 days to certify the results, so the law only goes so far.

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But one wouldn’t be enough for the operation they hoped to have up and running.

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