Sentences with phrase «to live up to the billing»

Can the champions live up to their billing as favourites, or will this be the week which sees their season fall apart?

Yet many stakeholders are concerned that value - added methodology does not live up to its billing and that teacher effects from value added measures will be sensitive to which students a teacher teaches.

Well as teaser websites go this certainly lives up to the bill.

But it doesn't quite live up to that billing.

Auto safety experts say anti-lock brakes haven't lived up to their billing because human nature has defeated technology.

So it's important to know whether the car lives up to the billing that it is fast and powerful.

This blend lives up to its billing, but if its not hot enough for you try adding more cayenne or other hot chile peppers.

When I got to the party everyone was asking me if I had made the famous cupcakes and these totally lived up to the billing.

As would be expected, the service at this 5 - star hotel lives up to its billing.

As expected the company lived up to its billing of bring a really compelling set of specifications that will give much higher priced phones a run for their money.

To this effect, does the battery life live up to its billing above?

In our informal testing, the feature lived up to its billing.

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

In fairness, to me, he has not lived up to his billing or potential but this does not mean he can not come good.

The Wild West lives up to its billing in Beth Ciotta's charming romantic comedy Lasso The Moon.

Kyle Busch's Toyota Camry gave owners a good look at what could be done to America's best - selling car to stand out from the crowd, while the «Tekked - Out» Prius certainly lived up to its billing with plenty of ultra-high-tech goods in the cabin.

Podolski was seen as an ideal replacement for Robin Van Persie when he was signed in the summer of 2012 but the German never really lived up to the billing and saw his involvement and opportunities on the field dwindle season upon season.

So for a player who's been played out of position a bit and is coming back from injury, the signs are promising, hasn't lived up to the billing yet but is on his way.

Hampered by thumb, shoulder and arm injuries, record - setting collegian never lived up to billing; cut by Cleveland in June» 04, he's out of football.

In the world of sports, it's often rare that a highly anticipated championship matchup between two heavyweight teams actually lives up to its billing.

Finally, Ninja Theory has been touting Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice as their «AAA Indie,» and the game lived up to that billing with victories for «Best Audio Design,» «Games For Impact» (for a storyline that dealt with mental illness), and «Best Performance» for Melina Juergens's voicework as Senua.

He has promised to live up to billing at this year's Old Skuulz Reunion scheduled for October, 10 at the independence square with his «Anyemi» track.

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

He certainly lived up to that billing by scoring in each of his first three Premier League matches and amassed 8 goals very quickly.

Rarely in sports does the marquee matchup that we are all pining for live up to the billing.

Sadly, to my mind, 54 did not live up to its billing on that count - but then again, very few books could, as the Don Camillo stories are one of my all time favorites!

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

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.

That contest has lived up to the billing thus far, with the dynamic duo trading shots across the front nine without really extricating themselves from the chasing pack.

So I'll probably never know whether the app lives up to its billing as «triple - A entertainment» in the «audio spectrum» (hmmm).

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.

The France international arrived at Old Trafford with the reputation as one of the best players in the world, but it's fair to say he hasn't lived up to that billing just yet.

Falling out with his dad, having the affair exposed (not sure how true), Mandy Crespo moving out of his house (Daily Mail ran it), and than not living up to the billing somehow got to his head i guess.

Many fail to live up to the billing once they move to Europe, but the 19 - year - old proves with this goal why he has been dubbed the «New Neymar».

With much hype surrounding the likes of Wilfried Zaha and Raheem Sterling at present, it's worth remembering that not all young prodigies live up to their billing.

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.

«JW North lived up to all its billing,» Phillips said.

The speedy if undersized linebacker lived up to his billing for the most part, showing off sideline - to - sideline wheels on outside runs.

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.

The Chile international has lived up to his billing during his three - year stint with the Gunners, but he is now craving for a much bigger challenge.

The highly anticipated Make or Break bout lived up to its billing over the weekend leading to the end of the reign...

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.

The long - awaited and greatly hyped state corruption trial - of - the - century down in a federal courthouse in Manhattan is in fact living up to the billing.

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.

Still, I expect more from Kubrick and he does not really live up to that billing here.

In the end, the «Based on the true story» ploy lives up to its billing.