Example sentences of "[is] let down " in BNC.

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1 Aimed at the dedicated games player with crisp graphics and rapid scaling , it 's let down by short battery life .
2 On the 64 it 's let down slightly by its slowness. the action 's hardly end-to-end stuff , but it 's very skilful , almost strategic .
3 Harnoncourt ( ) , on the other hand , is let down by the unpredictability of his choral forces , and Gardiner ( ) is all sheen and polish , but misses the sense of the ceremonial which lies at the heart of his this most perfect of all choral masterpieces .
4 Demidenko ( Hyperion ) is also highly individual , not to say idiosyncratic , even if his penchant for the mildly unexpected will not be to everyone 's taste , and Katin 's sensitivity and rare gift for sustaining a seamless melodic line ( Olympia ) is let down slightly by his converse reluctance to immerse himself in those many passages when the note-rate increases alarmingly .
5 To my mind the SRV 's overall appearance is let down by the fingerboard .
6 When the garden is displayed , the drawer is drawn out to its full extent , the front is let down , the trees and gates and balustrade spring into place , and with the other three sides of the drawer forming the garden walls , the complex is complete .
7 The general quality of the whole machine is let down by the tacky keyboard .
8 In fact , it 's in idiot proofing that the program , whether DOS or Windows version , is let down .
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