Example sentences of "be [adv] [adv prt] to the standard " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under the registration of inspectors advocated by the Bill , local government inspection will be universally up to the standard which at the moment only the very best attain . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , I think Miss Grenfell is right , ’ she said guardedly , ‘ my work is not up to the standard you require . ’ |
| 3 | Although this is n't up to the standard of the Lotus add-in for placement of graphics on-screen , at least it 's slightly more accurate when it comes to the final report . |
| 4 | They were marvellous at the Reading Festival , bloody marvellous in fact , and ‘ Let's Not ’ is well up to the standard of first time around classics like ‘ Trumpton Riots ’ and ‘ Dickie Davies Eyes ’ . |
| 5 | They were marvellous at the Reading Festival , bloody marvellous in fact , and ‘ Let's Not ’ is well up to the standard of first time around classics like ‘ Trumpton Riots ’ and ‘ Dickie Davies Eyes ’ . |
| 6 | Although the New Zealand team had a top wicketkeeper in Ken James , who was compared to Bert Oldfield , in ability , the Kiwi fielding was never up to the standard of today 's players . |