Example sentences of "it be crack [adv prt] to " in BNC.

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1 He found The Rake 's Progress ‘ perspicacious , witty in spite of its stark drama , and thorough as regards research into the period ’ , but he added that ‘ I 'm afraid it 's not half what it 's cracked up to be . ’
2 The movie also has a strong message : that wealth is n't all it 's cracked up to be .
3 Each room has a colour TV — ideal for checking out if Italian football is as good as it 's cracked up to be .
4 That 's because the Premier League is not what it 's cracked up to be .
5 Personally , I do n't believe it is all it 's cracked up to be .
6 Sun Microsystems Inc took exception to the story we wrote saying the new SparcClassic is n't all it 's cracked up to be because it ca n't hack it as a standalone thanks to Solaris eating up all its disk and internal memory ( UX No 416 ) .
7 Instead of the MIPS R4000-killer it 's cracked up to be , he thinks it may be only a 30% performance improvement over the 80486 .
8 " Well , it 's not everything it 's cracked up to be . "
9 ‘ Do you think AZT is all it 's cracked up to be ? ’
10 Or would that be the final admission that everything in Paradise is not what it 's cracked up to be ?
11 ‘ Contrary to public belief , it 's not all it is cracked up to be , ’ said Whitney , whose first role is opposite Kevin Costner .
12 Discs Look is the allegation that the label is not quite the independent it is cracked up to be , thanks to a distribution deal with Phonogram .
13 The changing leaves and sunny weather turned this storybook tourist destination into everything it is cracked up to be .
14 Life is not as glamorous as it is cracked up to be on Tour .
15 If it is thought that it means that any decision should be taken at the lowest possible level , that unfortunately makes me believe that the concept is not all that it is cracked up to be , and for a number of reasons .
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