Even under the fiery leadership of Rhodri Morgan, Wales's toothless National Assembly has been a let-down.
For those expecting detail on what will replace the old fiscal framework, Mr Darling's lecture was a let-down.
But, in view of Estonia's grand ambitions, the results have so far been a bit of a let-down.
The faint let-down may be attributable to Mr Brown's disciplined absence of comment.
It may prove even more traumatic than the rout inflicted by Margaret Thatcher in 1983 and the savage let-down of John Major's victory in 1992.
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There is one major let-down however: the screen is just 800x480, which is lower than the Iconia Smart and the same resolution as the Radar's screen.
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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.
But otherwise, the Olympic media-blitz let-down is in full bloom.
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Memory-wise there's 405MB RAM and 1.63GB of internal storage -- a slight let-down for the latter, so let's hope the retail unit will be given a more generous dose of silicon.
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They survived some horrendous luck, with injuries to key players such as Petr Cech and John Terry, to push United all the way but the way they play might just have let them down - and I say that as a huge admirer of Chelsea.
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Newport-based Welsh Bros has said had been let down by a non-Welsh firm.
Nieto had long since returned after his first-half sin-binning but his discipline let him down once more 10 minutes after half-time as he again infringed at a ruck and O'Gara made it 11-0.
While their parents and grandparents will be upset to see a 5% or 7% drop in their portfolio during a down year, a 25 year-old has time to let the down years occur, knowing the chances that they will see positive returns over a 30 or 40 year investment are better.
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Solar energy gets cheaper by the year - let's drive down costs even further.
Even when through on goal, the quality of the finishing let the build-up play down.
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Irish lost their first match against Saracens 18-14 and Danaher said a poor first-half display let them down.
People feel free, with a goofy American guy who has expressed interest only in their food and what they do for fun, to tell stories about themselves -- to let their guard down, to be and to reveal, on occasion, their truest selves.
Welsh Bros said it was shocked and had been let down by a non-Welsh firm.
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The Daily Express describes youth unemployment as a national emergency with many jobless young people let down by "sub-standard schooling".
And if they are not, and instead suffer catastrophic losses, whether the retail investors who entrusted them with their savings money will feel that the tried-and-trusted UCITS has let them down.
They had, maintained the passer-by, badly let down unionism.
Reo-Coker was then let down by Ashley Young's inability to bring the ball under control after he had pushed a smart pass through with the England winger lurking on the shoulder of Sunderland's defenders.
The Latics were on top for the opening half-hour but were let down by that lack of cutting edge until Moses broke the deadlock in style for his first goal since joining from Crystal Palace in January.
You and your matey will find plenty of reasons to let your hair down at this 80-room 5.5-acre resort, starting with the oceanside barrrrr.
Schools Minister Nick Gibb said it was "unacceptably poor practice" for even one paper to contain an error, and that hard-working pupils had been let down.
Sutherland thought he had regained the lead for Inverness in the 56th minute when he ran on to a headed knock-down from Foran and let fly with a rasping shot from 16 yards, only to see Forster tip the ball away brilliantly.
Chabrol co-wrote the screenplay for the heartbreak drama, in which Sagnier character is consistently disappointed in love and let down by the men around her, with his step-daughter, Cecile Maistre, who also served as assistant director on the film.
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