Example sentences of "[to-vb] up [prep] the [adj] standard " in BNC.
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| 1 | In later life the daughter may find herself self-condemned as , without adequate inner resources , she fails to live up to the ideal standards she has set for herself . |
| 2 | Concentrate instead on your own reputation by continuing to live up to the high standards you always set yourself . |
| 3 | If Charlton does stay on after the World Cup , he 'll find it hard to live up to the high standards he has set . |
| 4 | Over the years Aurigny has honed this to a fine art , and new pilots have to work hard to get up to the requisite standard . |
| 5 | Apart from certain exceptional cases , a trustee is entitled to no remuneration for his trouble , unless the terms of the trust so direct , and is liable not only for dishonest dealing with the trust property , but for all loss due either to non-observance of the directions in the settlement and the general rules of law , or to failure on his part to act up to the high standard of care which equity and statute law require of him . |