Sentence examples for have shaped up from inspiring English sources

Some dishes are not as spontaneous or as carefully seasoned as they once were, but more have shaped up nicely, reason enough to come here again.

Our chart shows how Brazilian hopefuls' chances, calculated in a similar fashion by Mr El-Dash, have shaped up since the campaign was upended by the tragic death in a plane crash in mid-August of Eduardo Campos, a centrist candidate.President Dilma Rousseff's probability of re-election went from 55% in mid-August to 25% a few weeks later.

Biggest disappointment: Wiggins and Hesjedal Wiggins might have shaped up as a more natural adversary than the mild-mannered Canadian, but despite an emerging rivalry engineered by the Garmin-Sharp team principal Jonathan Vaughters, the two riders seemed bound only by their limpness.

Cars are a big area for the chipmaker as it looks to make sure that it has a place at the table for its processors in the next generation of computing devices, and connected cars have shaped up to be one of the chief targets.

And a panel that we had said... that they have shaped up their act.

For example, if you used to sneak out a lot, but have shaped up your act, your parents might be suspicious of your whereabouts and suspicious that you're up to no good.

If that is true, and Woods can return to previous form at the tough, old golf course — where before last year he had never finished out of the top five — then what we have shaping up is a competitive bonanza the remainder of the season.

For eco-fashionistas, February has shaped up well so far.

The Horticult blog has shaped up to be something of an I.T. project as well.

The Sweerts show, however, has shaped up just as they envisioned.

South Australia has shaped up as a key battleground in federal politics.