upper end

collocation in English

meaningsofupperandend

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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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(Definition ofupperandendfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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