taken up造句 211. We shall see how these ideas were taken up by Endoxus in the method of exhaustion. 212. Besides being handy, it accelerates the speed with which gold money changes hands (the velocity of money is another factor suggested here, to be taken up in turn), which makes it more effective. 213. Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to make sure the church stayed true to the doctrines Paul had taught and not be taken up with side issues (v. 4).