“The speed and uptake of new technology could not have been predicted.”

“The ideal boy is quick on the uptake of new ideas, something of a rapscallion, but capable of stoic unemotionality.”

“Toxic elements released in the soil from pollutant-induced chemical perturbations can enter the plant through the root system during the uptake of nutrients.”

“In the case of prolonged periods of anoxia, it has been shown that the turtle shell both releases carbonate buffers and uptakes lactic acid.”