Example sentences of "[vb infin] up to the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Feminist psychology tries to get round women 's occasional lower scores on such traits by suggesting how , with the right experience and environment , they could measure up to the male-oriented norms . |
| 2 | A new building could also face up to the logistical problems presented by so much contemporary art : vast canvases , dispersed installations , massive weights ( the Serra sculptures currently on show required the floor to be shored up ) , and ultra-sensitive materials . |
| 3 | Although the driver ant colony is an " animal " weighing in excess of 20 kg and possessing on the order of 20 million mouths and stings and is surely the most formidable creation of the insect world , it still does not match up to the lurid stories told about it . |
| 4 | Halsey , Heath and Ridge have argued persuasively that the post-war education system 's achievements never did match up to the meritocratic ideals of its creators . |
| 5 | I ’ ) — could not live up to the high expectations created by German propaganda . |
| 6 | The key question was whether , in practice , the numbers of candidates enrolling for the new system would live up to the high expectations . |