Example sentences of "[vb -s] not [vb pp] [adv] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here , it is quite simply that the religion has not lived up to the expectations of its followers , that is , it has provided for them none of the benefits that they were led to expect when they were first introduced to it . |
| 2 | She died last month in her 80th year , knowing — as we all do — that the practice has not lived up to the vision , but still believing that some day it might . |
| 3 | Like the War powers Act , the budget reform act has not lived up to the expectations of those who crafted it . |
| 4 | At the most general level , we can say that the electorate has not lived up to the hopes of those who looked to an active and informed public involvement in policies and elections . |
| 5 | According to the Cambridge-based World Conservation Monitoring Centre , almost all of this oil has already been washed ashore or is in the shallows along 200km of Saudi coast ; it has not moved down to the southern Gulf , where most of the turtles and dugongs live . |
| 6 | The four claim the current administration has not responded adequately to the fast-moving demands of a modern-day sport . |