Example sentences of "have not [verb] up [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 There is a rapidly-growing belief in Italy that Sampdoria are ready to part company with England defender Walker because he has not lived up to expectations since joining them last summer .
2 There have already been suggestions that Wang 's deal with IBM to sell the RS/6000 has not lived up to expectations — in June 1991 IBM took a stake in the financially troubled company , in return for which Wang agreed to sell the AS/400 and RS/6000 machines ( CI No 1,697 ) , but late last year said that it would not be adding to its stake as it had the right to do under terms of the agreement .
3 There have already been suggestions that Wang 's deal with IBM to sell the RS/6000 has not lived up to expectations — in June 1991 IBM took a stake in the financially troubled company , in return for which Wang agreed to sell the AS/400 and RS/6000 machines ( UX No 39 ) , but late last year said that it would not be adding to its stake as it had the right to do under terms of the agreement .
4 The speech of 26 April 1942 , held against the theatrical back-cloth of the summoning of the Reichstag , had not lived up to expectations .
5 Reality had not lived up to expectations .
6 Malone 's buys this summer looked like good ones but they have not lived up to expectations .
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