Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] to the high [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Charlie had left me with only two choices : I could try to run the baker 's shop myself and give up any thought of taking a degree , or I could sell out to the highest bidder . |
| 2 | A final damages figure for Eleanor will be agreed within the next 6 to 9 months but , if not , the case will go back to the High Court for the compensation to be decided . |
| 3 | I ’ ) — could not live up to the high expectations created by German propaganda . |
| 4 | The key question was whether , in practice , the numbers of candidates enrolling for the new system would live up to the high expectations . |
| 5 | ‘ We must get back to the high standards of self-discipline that we have set ourselves in the past , ’ said Cooke . |