Sentences with phrase «n't hold up their end of the bargain»

The offense slipped down the stretch in losses (against great defenses), and the defense didn't hold up its end of the bargain in allowing 532 yards to Ole Miss..

The Buffaloes lost to UCLA, 45 - 23, because their offense couldn't close drives and their defense couldn't hold up its end of the bargain (UCLA averaged 7.2 yards per play), but they came in with a plan and executed it.

If you ever find that your work is not holding up their end of the bargain, hold them accountable.

Cantor said he plans to vote for Cuomo on the WFP line in November even if by that time it becomes clear that Cuomo hasn't held up his end of the bargain to the satisfaction of party leaders.

This audit follows one that was conducted earlier this year, which found that 182 buildings whose owners had promised to add public spaces — in exchange for extra floors or other perks at their properties — weren't holding up their end of the bargain.

In April, City Comptroller Scott Stringer issued a report that found that 182 buildings whose owners had promised to add public spaces — in exchange for extra floors or other perks at their properties — weren't holding up their end of the bargain.

Most of the property owners that snagged extra floors in their buildings by promising the city that they would add public spaces aren't holding up their end of the bargain.

And it put in place new requirements for teachers as well as a host of reform options for schools that weren't holding up their ends of the bargain.

As the graph shows, states by and large are not holding up their end of the bargain.

Sadly, the gameplay simply doesn't hold up its end of the bargain.

If you fail to do this, you are not holding up your end of the bargain and your provider may choose to terminate the contract.

It might infuriate you that they aren't holding up their end of the bargain, but it also requires you to divert your time and attention away from your own responsibilities to cover for them.

Not exact matches

Then a month into it you find that he or she is not exactly holding up to his or her end of the bargain, delaying email communications and not following through.

Quixey finds the changes disruptive and doesn't believe Alibaba is holding up its end of the monetization bargain.

Mark held up his end of the bargain; unfortunately, the same can't be said of the Marlins.»

Michigan hasn't held up its end of the rivalry bargain too much in the last decade or two, but they are hot, and they split with the Spartans in the regular season.

«People are dying in vain because this country isn't holding their end of the bargain up, as far as giving freedom and justice, liberty to everybody.

No one's walking into an extreme - sports spy movie for the plot or characterization — neither of which this film pretends to care about for very long — but not even the grotesquely over-edited action sequences bother to hold up their end of the bargain.

Elizabeth Olsen holds up her end of the bargain, doing her job well enough (though there isn't a ton to do), selling the feeling that there is something deeper to her spontaneous attraction to Brolin, but the weakness of Copley's portrayal undercuts the emotional payoff of the film's grand revelation.

This is how the film industry ought to work; talented independent filmmakers should be able to marshal greater resources in the wake of a promising success, and Baker holds up his end of the bargain by not letting it dilute or otherwise compromise his vision one iota.

Coates responded with a long piece citing numerous historical sources in defense of the idea that white racism is and has always been more of a problem than black people not «holding up their end of the bargain» or being in need of moral instruction.

The question is not whether too much is being asked of public schools, but rather, have we held up our end of the bargain?

Sadly, too many newbie authors forget about the contract and get themselves into trouble when the editor doesn't hold up his or her end of the bargain.

It would have been dishonest of me not to hold up my end of the bargain and pay for what I bought.

My money was taken on time and if I can not have my content on the designated time I would like to be refunded since clearly I held up my end of the bargain.

hold up his end of the bargain, arguing that it is a bet that he «can not possibly [lose].»

Her portion is usually a fraction of the full rent, so as long as she's holding up her end of the bargain, you don't have grounds for eviction IMO.