They developed paper napkins with a greater uptake of liquids.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

What thread holds the record for quickest uptake, that is the greatest number of posts in the course of the first hour after it appeared?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Justice Stevens to Retire] Reference

A common measure of aerobic efficiency is "VO2 max," or optimal oxygen uptake, which is determined using special equipment and a treadmill.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Week in Ideas] Reference

"transfer site" later became known as the uptake-1 (UI) site.    From Wordnik.com.  [Robert F. Furchgott - Autobiography] Reference

Israel’s PR has always been poor and slow on the uptake, that is nothing new.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Gaza Blockade Violence News You May Have Missed] Reference

One of the weird trends I've seen is a strange use of "uptake" as in the sentences.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ferule & Fescue] Reference

The liver metastases are not showing any "uptake", i.e. they aren't dividing rapidly and are not increasing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dove's Eye View:] Reference

"Tibby dear, you're amazingly slow at the uptake.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Antony Gray,—Gardener] Reference

The chances are your uptake damper is too wide open.    From Wordnik.com.  [Engineering Bulletin No 1: Boiler and Furnace Testing] Reference

Now we in the media are a little slower on the uptake.    From Wordnik.com.  [Between The Lines, Online: Whacking The Waitresses] Reference

The United States has been a little slower on the uptake.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Road To September 11] Reference

That has got to lead to concern about an uptake in crime.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 15, 2005] Reference

"We've been pleasantly surprised with the uptake," he says.    From Wordnik.com.  [Microsoft shifts gears with release of Windows Phone 7 devtools] Reference

The uptake to the idea from Iraqi officials seems to be incredibly low.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 9, 2002] Reference

But I think in the next 10 years, we'll see tremendous uptake in treatment.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 1, 2007] Reference

Each boiler is placed fore and aft, and each has a separate uptake and funnel.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891] Reference

It will be fascinating to see what the uptake is, but we don't know at present.    From Wordnik.com.  [Microsoft to take on iTunes with Zune music and video store] Reference

(Elite Nordic skiers are the kings of oxygen uptake; marathon runners are second.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Fitness: Skip The Lift Lines] Reference

Yet five weeks after Sept. 11, the government is still a little slow on the uptake.    From Wordnik.com.  [Between The Lines Online: What Homeland Security?] Reference

They have tripled the amount of vitamin A in corn and boosted iron uptake in wheat.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Truce in the Crop Wars] Reference

Vaccines need widespread uptake in order to confer protection across the population.    From Wordnik.com.  [California faces worst whooping cough epidemic in 50 years] Reference

Former civil servants in their "golden years" might be a little slower on the uptake.    From Wordnik.com.  [Edward Flattau: Profiles in Courage] Reference

Rising unemployment and the associated uptake of social benefits are a further strain.    From Wordnik.com.  [Banking Crisis Will Burden Future Generations] Reference

Jim's brain was working fast; but he was slow in the uptake in such circumstances as this.    From Wordnik.com.  [Colorado Jim] Reference

They even see an uptake in accidents, traffic accidents on the day after we spring forward.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 7, 2008] Reference

The downturn is forcing governance reform, but institutional inertia still constrains uptake.    From Wordnik.com.  [Volatility Plagues Pension Funds] Reference

It seems a little bit confusing or maybe it's just me because I'm not so quick on the uptake.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 16, 2007] Reference

These boxes and return bends form an irregular uptake, whereby the steam is expected to rise to.    From Wordnik.com.  [Steam, Its Generation and Use] Reference

One of her biggest achievements is seeing the uptake and reception of the training exceed expectations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bola Gibson interview: redefining perceptions of business sustainability] Reference

They uptake everything that is in solution, no more, no less while replacing water evaporated from their leaves.    From Wordnik.com.  [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference

And the frequent traveling, in the absence of education, had made them sharp at understanding, quick in the uptake.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Bill-Toppers] Reference

Plants uptake as much potassium as there is available in the soil, and concentrate that potassium in their top growth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference

NOAA should assess thepotential for dispersant chemicals to contaminate seafood, and whether dispersants may enhance the uptake of oil.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gina Solomon: Assessment of Gulf Seafood Safety Needs to Protect Vulnerable Populations] Reference

This objection is only overcome when the uptake is so small as to be entirely filled with the ascending current of mingled steam and water.    From Wordnik.com.  [Steam, Its Generation and Use] Reference