Even under the fiery leadership of Rhodri Morgan, Wales's toothless National Assembly has been a let-down.
It was a let-off for the hosts but they continued to push forward and gained their reward.
For those expecting detail on what will replace the old fiscal framework, Mr Darling's lecture was a let-down.
Sometimes you meet your heroes and they are a bit of a let down, but they definitely weren't.
But, in view of Estonia's grand ambitions, the results have so far been a bit of a let-down.
New management took time getting used to, and as an investment, Petrobras has been nothing but a let down.
Earnings in the second quarter have also been somewhat of a let down.
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It's one of the reasons Nelson was not in a let bygones be bygones mood yesterday when talking about Bilonog and doping.
The Reds had a let-off four minutes into the second half when Davis was unable to gather Orr's kick over the line.
Warwickshire were struggling after losing Trott, but Ambrose and Clarke launched a counter-attack to take full advantage of a let-off for Ambrose before he had scored.
Most lines are trite and forced as is, but when coupled with unenthusiastic voice work, it feels like a let down, unworthy of the ME brand.
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While this may be inevitable to some degree given the shared universe and common characters in these books, I still found it something of a let-down.
Far from heralding the break-up of the United Kingdom, devolution for Scotland and Wales has so far been a quiet affair, even a bit of a let-down.
Derek Ricketts, the British chef d'equipe, was greatly encouraged by the trio's performance ahead of July's European Championships, though he admitted Skelton's demise late on was a let down.
Munster continued to press but they had a let-off in the 36th minute when Benoit Baby failed to hold a pass from Malzieu, just as he appeared set to notch a breakaway try.
This is a let's-make-money beef, let's-get-people-talking-about-us beef.
There was a let off for Scotland when Aco Stojkov gathered a cute Pandev pass to burst into the penalty area but the midfielder elected to cut the ball back rather than shoot from a promising position, allowing the defence to clear.
Furthermore, the act gave spammers a let-out: its authors, lobbied hard by legitimate marketing companies, agreed that spamming could still be deemed legal as long as recipients were able to remove themselves from mailing lists, and senders did not mislead them about the origin of the mail.
The visitors had a let off as Bergamasco's radar also went awry but after some bright moments in attack England had begun to lose their way and after they came off worst in the latest of a series of increasingly tedious kicking duels, the Italy wing landed his second penalty to give the Azzurri a 6-3 lead.
This is what happens when you let a Green Party politician, let alone a Frenchman, get involved in financial regulation.
It was also an unconventional time to launch a company let alone a technology company.
Juan never treats me like a customer let alone a pay check.
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Successful entrepreneurship rarely happens within the confines of a year, let alone a single semester, and our half-hearted attempts at starting businesses every semester (only to let them die at winter and summer breaks) reinforced a misleading expectation: that success can be validated quickly.
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Collage acts like a turbocharger to let a gaggle of cheap servers outgun far bigger machines.
In other words, do police need a warrant to let a dog sniff outside your home?
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Yet David Cameron has still to fix a date let alone finalise the text of a long promised speech spelling out his European policy.
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But can anyone seriously predict what will happen a year, let alone a decade, from now?
Mr Bebb said it was a rarity for either to miss a rehearsal, let alone a concert.
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