It was a benchmark that he can clearly no longer live up to, but one that no-one else has managed to, either.
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And the principle of transparency that Governor Romney has been asked by my colleagues in Chicago to live up to is not one that is above and beyond what his predecessors have done.
But for him, that is a far smaller hurdle than what awaits if he wins: one last chance to live up to the hope that ushered him into office, one last chance to earn the prize he has already won.
Time to see if Louisville can live up to the hype or one of those other guys can turn the Final Four into their party.
When Jennie received an offer to relocate to the field office in Rabat, we decided not to pass up the one opportunity to live in a country where our interests might overlap.
The film is going to have to live up to The Dark Knight which was one of the best superhero movies of all time.
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Access to a quality education was one of the most important tools to help my brothers and I live up to our full potential.
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The best songs here, like this one, Walking My Gargoyle, live up to that gloom-pop name.
No one's expecting this to live up to what "Shrek" or "Shrek 2" did.
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Then while watching live TV, you hit the up arrow and can quickly tune to one of those channels by selecting the corresponding logo.
BSkyB will get the exclusive live rights to all games but one, in each round leading up to the semifinals, when it will show one leg of each match.
Unless you live next door to Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who picked one up last December, chances are, you'll be the only one.
If you live outside the farm belt you might have missed what is shaping up to be one of the biggest antitrust stories of the year: widespread allegations that Monsanto is engaging in anticompetitive conduct in the biotech seed market.
When Halo creators Bungie parted ways with Microsoft, 343 undertook one of the most challenging projects in the industry: Live up to and exceed the reputation Bungie had established for this iconic franchise.
One thing is certain: Obama sure has a lot of hype to live up to.
So - how to sum up the job of presenting one of the most fast-moving live TV programmes?
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They go and live up there for one or two weeks on and work, and then they return back home to their communities.
We need to accept that this brave new connected and tech savvy world we live in has different rules and different limitations to the one we were born into and grew up in.
Still, while Lin is one of the NBA's most marketable players, he could fail to live up to all the hype his 2011-12 season generated.
Expats looking to get close to this authentic vibe should live near one of the many plazas where fruit vendors set up shop and locals gather for conversations, such as the Plaza de la Aduana, the oldest in the city, or the Plaza de los Coches, known for its balconied houses with colonial arches.
They want to continue to live in a suspended reality where government can keep growing and spending and no one picks up the tab.
Their burdens are ones that no one should have to bear alone, and it is up to all of us to live our lives in a way worthy of their sacrifice.
Gerrard, who captained England at the World Cup after Rio Ferdinand was ruled out by injury, is one of a cluster of players dubbed the "Golden Generation" who have failed to live up to their billing at major tournaments for England.
And he provided a sneak preview of one key judgment, on the question of whether Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki can live up to U.S. expectations.
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