Sentences with phrase «live up to its billing as»

Golf Monthly says the Vokey SM7 family lives up to its billing as a premium set of wedges, combining beautiful craftsmanship with outstanding design features.

The report raises questions about Magic Leap's ability to live up to its billing as one of the next big tech hits, based on its flashy demos presenting robots with blasters overlaid on the real world.

It may well prove an opportunity missed, given that Isco has a well - publicised release clause of just # 17m, which will begin to look like an absolute steal if the youngster lives up to his billing as the new Andres Iniesta.

I just think Stanton is trying too hard to live up to his billing as reigning MVP and trying to send each pitch 600 feet.

The Olympic Athletes from Russia lived up to their billing as favorites in Pyeongchang with an exciting 4 - 3 overtime win over Germany in the gold medal game Saturday night.

The world's newest most expensive player — a footballer with the attributes and abilities to live up to his billing as the archetypal modern midfield all - rounder — was muffled by his manager's tactics in almost the complete reverse of Guardiola's impact upon De Bruyne.

Reigning world indoor and outdoor champion Yulimar Rojas lived up to her billing as favourite to win the women's triple jump on Saturday morning, but she left it late to clinch victory.

If Russia are to live up to their billing as bookmakers» favourites and win against Wales, they would do well to replicate... [Read more...]

Although it initially fell short as visual spectacle, Comet ISON has fully lived up to its billing as a scientific sensation.

Though it fell short as a visual spectacle, Comet ISON lived up to its billing as a scientific sensation.

Of course, the Jeep makes a far different claim with regards to off - road capability, while the Edge very much lives up to its billing as a crossover with carlike comfort.

Despite the car's unassuming styling, the underpinnings were undeniably advanced and capable, helping the car live up to its billing as a Q - ship.

After driving the engineering mule, we're confident the production version will live up to its billing as a sports car, delivering directness and handling prowess.

The new model lives up to its billing as the «Maserati of SUVs.»

It did, however, live up to its billing as a monster performer.

We get the feeling the designers married the look and feel of the company's redesigned Web site with the Nook Color's interface, and it largely lives up to its billing as the «Simple Touch Reader.»

The dive masters and diving help was also outstanding, and Sipidan lived up to its billing as one of the diving wonders of the world.

John Farrell interviews Philip Stoddard, the pioneering, fourth - term mayor of South Miami, Florida, who has been sticking up to the state's incumbent utility, in order to make the state live up to its billing as the Sunshine State.

Does the device live up to its billing as an Apple Watch challenger?

It did, however, live up to its billing as a monster performer.

A handsome device, the Huawei Watch lived up to its billing as being a luxury wearable for the Android Wear platform.

At a time when optimism is rampant in the real estate industry, and the stock market is near all - time highs after a massive run - up, economists lived up to their billing as dismal scientists at the National Association of Business Economists (NABE) annual policy conference in Washington, D.C., last week.

Not exact matches

More commonly, changes in inflation are referred to as changes in The Cost of Living; the everyday items we buy get more expensive and our heating and gas bills go up, for example.

The iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (NYSE: IWM) is up 4.5 percent in the past month, but if September lives up to historical billing as a sour month for equities, it would not be surprising to see traders hammer ETFs such as IWM and select small - cap names.

The bill allows «mentally competent» patients with less than 6 months to live to get prescription drugs that would speed up the dying process, as long as two doctors agree the patient qualifies.

Non-Christians can repent of and turn from their sin, but unless they fill their lives with the Word of God and a growing relationship with God, they will only end up being enslaved to something else as we saw from Bill Wilson.

Bill Martin, who lived on Oahu for nearly three decades and is now a Big Island resident, summed it up best when he told me, «As you might imagine, going to a hotel luau is like looking for real barbecue at Tony Roma's.»

As reported by ESPN, Blanc confirmed that he would be willing to play youngsters if the big - name players didn't live up to their billing and their responsibilities.

The game lived up to that billing, as Marshall beat UConn 16 - 10 in a tightly contested game.

No matter how you slice it, this admission is reason enough for termination of both Wenger and Gazidis... this owner, who has personally poisoned every major sporting organization he currently owns in North America (Rams, Avalanche & Nuggets), has no regard for the concerns of the fans, just ask anyone in St. Louis, home of the once - vaunted «Greatest Show on Earth»... they had to endure numerous losing campaigns under his reign, before suffering the ultimate humiliation, as he moved the team to Los Angeles to quench his seemingly unending financial thirst... do you think it's a coincidence that ever since his arrival both Wenger and Gazidis have made grand claims each and every May to secure season ticket sales then fail to live up to the billing... they will do anything to make money except the very things that would make the most sense from a soccer perspective: buying a world - class striker since RVP, a Viera - like boss in the midfield and a dominant, physical CB in the mold of Adams or Sol... let's face it, they didn't even try

A couple of wins last week, however, indicate that the Cardinal, now 10 - 3, will live up to advance billing as one of the favorites for the Pac - 10 title, and that 6» 4» guard Todd Lichti will become the toast of the Coast.

They have thus far lived up to that billing and as such, being 8 points behind them doesn't surprise me, that didn't stop us from giving them a 3 - 0 hiding earlier in the season however.

Paris Saint - Germain versus Bayern Munich was touted as the biggest game on Match Day 2, and the game lived up to its billing with the hosts stealing the show.

Billed as a box to box player who would offer some penetration ball carrying to a lifeless Inter team, he hasn't lived up to the bill.

As you know from prior posts here on The Lunch Tray, the key issue is funding — should the bill be funded using money currently allocated to the food stamps program, and will the White House live up to its recent promise to eventually make up those funding shortfalls if the bill is passed?

While the Assembly appears perfectly content to return to the Capitol tomorrow at a reasonable time to pass the revenue bill that becomes live at 12:01 a.m. tonight (or, technically speaking, this morning), the Senate — as usual — is completely up in the air as to what it will do.

The first eight years of devolution saw the Liberal Democrats live up to this billing, as they enjoyed the trappings of office in coalition with Labour.

This comes as Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver told me yesterday that his one - house budget would include a millionaire's tax with a higher threshold — perhaps as high as $ 1 million — and GOP Sen. John Bonacic broke with his conference to say he would introduce a bill to continue the millionaire's tax as long as it truly lived up to its name and no longer hit people who earned less than $ 1 million a year.

What was once billed as a «game - changing,» «transformative» initiative, START - UP NY, has failed to live up to its promisUP NY, has failed to live up to its promisup to its promise.

So Assemblyman James Skoufis created Zachary's Law, a bill that requires schools to develop policies that lets disabled students take part in commencement activities, as long as they meet their certificate requirements: «If a student with disabilities has made progress, that they be able to participate in this life moment with their classmates that they grew up with,» Skoufis said.

As someone even older — 50's, I have to say life is a series of ups and downs, non-working fobs, leaky roofs, college bills, superstorm sandy's — take your pick.

For the past few, he was living home with my parents as my previous apartment didn't allow dogs but back in the early Fall after settling into our house, I discussed with my parents that Bill and I wanted to bring him up.

The new bill, known as the Marijuana Justice Act, not only seeks to decriminalize marijuana, but it also hopes to impose penalties upon states that disproportionately target certain communities for drug related offenses and set up a fund designed to help improve the quality of life in areas most hard hit by the war on drugs.

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Hey gentlemen I'm 20 years old and in college as you know it isn't easy getting through life at this point bills pile up and you just learning how to work around your hectic schedule and make ends meet just to pay those bills so I have somewhere to live and to go to school it isn't easy so I'm...

Does episode 514 live up to its advance billing as Breaking Bad's best episode yet?

The most prominent characters include Haven Hamilton (Henry Gibson), a socially conservative, arrogant country music star; Linnea Reese (Lily Tomlin), a gospel singer and mother of two deaf children; Del Reese (Ned Beatty), her lawyer husband and Hamilton's legal representative, who works as the local political organizer for the Tea Party - like Hal Philip Walker Presidential campaign; Opal (Geraldine Chaplin), an insufferably garrulous and pretentious BBC Radio reporter on assignment in Nashville, or so she claims; talented but self - involved sex - addict Tom Frank (Keith Carradine), one - third of a moderately successful folk trio who's anxious to launch a solo career; John Triplette (Michael Murphy), the duplicitous campaign consultant who condescendingly tries to secure top Nashville stars to perform at a nationally - syndicated campaign rally; Barbara Jean (Ronee Blakley), the emotionally - fragile, beloved Loretta Lynn - like country star recovering from a burn accident; Barnett (Allen Garfield), Barbara Jean's overwhelmed manager - husband; Mr. Green (Keenan Wynn), whose never - seen ailing wife is on the same hospital ward as Barbara Jean; groupie Martha (Shelley Duvall), Green's niece, ostensibly there to visit her ailing aunt but so personally irresponsible that she instead spends all her time picking up men; Pfc. Glenn Kelly (Scott Glenn), who claims his mother saved Barbara Jean's life but who mostly seems obsessed with the country music star; Sueleen Gay (Gwen Welles), a waitress longing for country music fame, despite her vacuous talent; Bill and Mary (Allan F. Nicholls and Cristina Raines), the other two - thirds of Tom's folk act, whose ambition overrides constant personal rancor; Winifred (Barbara Harris), another would - be singer - songwriter, fleeing to Nashville from her working - class husband, Star (Bert Remsen); Kenny Frasier (David Hayward), a loner who rents a room from Mr. Green and carries around a violin case; Bud Hamilton (Dave Peel), the gentle, loyal son of the abrasive Hamilton; Connie White (Karen Black), a glamorous country star who is a last - minute substitute for Barbara Jean at the Grand Old Opry; Wade Cooley (Robert DoQui), a cook at the airport restaurant where Sueleen works as a waitress and who tries unsuccessfully to convince her that she has no talent; and the eccentric Tricycle Man (Jeff Goldblum), who rides around in a three - wheel motorcycle, occasionally interacting with the other characters, showing off his amateur magic tricks, but who has no dialogue.

I suppose I could choose the great movies that have made me laugh the most — the first that come to mind, such as: a Keaton («Sherlock, Jr.» or «Steamboat Bill, Jr.»), a Fields («It's A Gift» or «The Bank Dick»), a Marx Bros. («Animal Crackers» or «Duck Soup»), a Sturges («The Lady Eve» or «Miracle of Morgan's Creek»), and, let's say, a classic comedy (preferably starring Cary Grant or Barbara Stanwyck or Jean Arthur, and written and / or directed by Ernst Lubitsch or Howard Hawks or Billy Wilder or Mitchell Leisen, like «Trouble in Paradise» or «Heaven Can Wait» (1943) or «Bringing Up Baby» or «His Girl Friday» or «The Major and the Minor» or «Some Like It Hot» or «Easy Living» or «Ball of Fire»...).

Though he hasn't lived up to movie star status in over a decade, Costner still gets above - the - title billing in a typeface nearly as big as the Disney logo and bigger than anything else but the title McFarland, USA.

Shot in Louisiana but set in Texas, Killer Joe is the story of people who aren't as smart as they think they are — nobody but Joe himself (Matthew McConaughey), a cop who moonlights as a ruthlessly efficient contract killer, lives up to his billing.