The items in the examination paper were studied and items that do not measure up to expectations were identified.
Of recent weeks Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, producers of the new movie at the Rialto, have sent three of their other films back for retakes because they didn't measure up to expectations, so one can assume that "Two Smart People" probably looked pretty good to the studio bosses.
Indeed, their love of children and the disconnect between their soul-mate ideals and their real-word experiences leave less-educated Americans much more likely to have children outside of marriage, to cohabit, or to divorce when their relationship or their financial situation fails to measure up to expectations.
All this is well known to supervisors, though actions do not always measure up to expectations.
When the Christmas tree at centre stage of Cardiff's festive celebrations went up - it did not quite measure up to expectations.
We discern our dharma not by measuring up to expectations from the external world but rather by searching for the truth within.
His role on the show has continued to be one of a harsh critic, telling winners that their performances didn't quite measure up to expectations and pushing them to level up if given a chance to return.
A pair of U.S. banks issued their first earnings reports under new management Wednesday, and while the results pointed in different directions, neither measured up to expectations and the day's trading got off to a mixed start.
Every day is different and fails, utterly, to measure up to expectation.
I think Harmontown measures up to that expectation, and for me, it's an incredibly fun/sad, dark/humorous, non-story about a non-hero, maybe-villain worth telling.
