to ramp
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- verb
- /ræmp/
:
instalar una rampa
- That is why, in the wake of the 1970s oil shocks, France embraced nuclear power, Denmark ramped up its energy efficiency and then its development of wind power, and Brazil began fueling some of its auto fleet with ethanol.
Examples
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It seems to me that soldiers should have training on the de-escalation side, the same way the military provides training to ramp up to field duty.
Blog text (28) -
"We had to be ready to respond big and fast—so the National Guard ramped up in multiple states this weekend, preparing to support local, state, and federal civilian authorities," Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, said in a statement.
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This is the primary card you're ramping into.
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Despite rapid growth and falling prices—following the election of President Obama, investment in renewables jumped by more than 50 percent in 2009—few experts believe that their use can be ramped up to replace nuclear in the next few decades.
Academic text (2011) -
At home, the United States should work to replicate the successes of the interagency Foreign Terrorist Asset Tracking Center, which was ramped up after 9/11 to thwart terrorist financing, by creating a similar structure to go after drug-related money.
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To improve accessibility, we decided to ramp the entrance of the building for wheelchair users.
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The contractor will ramp the walkway to connect the garden level with the front door for easier access.
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After the renovation, they will ramp the stairs so everyone can enter without difficulty.
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Etymology
Ramp meaning 'to add a ramp' comes directly from the noun ramp 'a sloping surface', so to ramp a building is to give it a slope so people or wheelchairs can move between levels.