Example sentences of "[vb -s] up to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has a better gearbox , an engine that is simply in a different class and actually lives up to the promise made by its sleek shape . |
| 2 | Sir Formal Trifle is a melancholy , po-faced rhetorician who will never use one short word if he can get his tongue round 50 long ones , while Sir Samuel Hearty hilariously lives up to his name . |
| 3 | International : The Comeback Kid lives up to his name again |
| 4 | Whether he lives up to his promise as a future Tory leader may depend on his success in one of the hair shirt Government posts . |
| 5 | A tutor-organiser ( or equivalent ) who as a professional employee is susceptible to discipline if he or she proves negligent or misguided , can help to ensure that the voluntary movement lives up to its obligations — through advice and encouragement as far as possible , through seizing the initiative himself if there is no alternative . |
| 6 | Many resorts claim you 'll have a fabulous time there , but I 've found one that really lives up to its promises . |
| 7 | The result , rendered into beautiful and economical English , lives up to the publisher 's claim of ‘ a new literary form ’ . |
| 8 | Though they hate the war and they hate the draft , they still believe America can be beautiful if it lives up to its own principles . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Let's hope it lives up to it , ’ said Charles , recklessly putting two lumps of coal on the fire . |
| 10 | Although no competition work is now done , the brigade lives up to its traditions of readiness and competence under Chief Officer E. Riley . |
| 11 | Yet the country 's performance in this area hardly lives up to promises when the relevant laws were passed in 1978 . |
| 12 | Sure , with 192 instrument voices , 10 drum kits , 28 note polyphony , 16 part multi-timbrality and digital reverb , it lives up to its description better than most of its competitors . |
| 13 | The Uno definitely lives up to Fiat 's claim that it 's the Independent Car for Independent women . |
| 14 | Of course each individual vine yields much less , but the overall production per hectare is significantly higher and it lives up to three times as long , in productive terms , as a grafted vine . |
| 15 | The distortion on the unit , which I expected to be awful , is actually very good , although I do n't think it quite lives up to Ibanez 's claim that the unit could serve as a preamp , when linked to an amplifier . |
| 16 | The species has a short life under water , and lives up to 6 months in the aquarium . |
| 17 | Naturally , the interior of the Cloverleaf lives up to its elegant exterior , with air conditioning , electrically powered leather seats , electric windows and sunroof , six speaker CD system and power steering , all standard equipment . |
| 18 | And in the flesh he lives up to his image — at 58 he 's lean and fit , and with his tanned face and hallmark beard , he looks every bit the outdoor adventurer . |
| 19 | Lochinver fully lives up to expectations . |
| 20 | This does not imply that this sociological approach would not be interested in the influences which inhibit some parents from looking after their children in a manner which lives up to the standards set by the rest of society . |
| 21 | I love ‘ gung-ho ’ blasting games , and Total Carnage lives up to its name . |
| 22 | Museo Nacional Reina Sofía at last lives up to its name |
| 23 | The position of the Belvedere ensures this hotel most certainly lives up to its name , affording some quite beautiful views of brilliant Lake Maggiore and the enchanting Borromean islands sitting in its centre . |
| 24 | It lives up to its name — small and pretty . |
| 25 | Nobody lives up to his or her billing . |
| 26 | Only a pilot project , he insists , will determine whether or not the technology lives up to suppliers ' promises . |
| 27 | It would not be too misleading to say that it lives up to its name and represents a measure of the degree of " business " of the electron following that particular path . |
| 28 | Er I liked to ask you erm about if you , if you think that Harlow lives up to the ideal of the New Town ? |
| 29 | The rational scientist will reject theories that fail to live up to it and , when choosing between two rival theories , will choose the one that lives up to it best . |
| 30 | Editorial decisions are backed by extensive market research , and manuscripts selected and edited according to ‘ whether the story lives up to the high standards that Mills and Boon readers have set for us … we ca n't please every one of our readers all the time , but it is n't for want of trying ! ’ |