Boards have also grown acutely aware of their responsibility to shareholders and of the consequences of failing to live up to it, so many have become more independent from management.
His much-trailed plans to curb executive pay failed to live up to their billing: it amounted to no more than consultation and getting the former boss of Rolls-Royce to investigate.
But it has the chance to regain its stature as a regional force if it can live up to its bold trade targets.
We couldn't really put that through its paces, so we'll have to wait to find out if it can live up to the understandably high expectations.
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And I believe the right way to do it is to live up to an old-fashioned principle of shared responsibility.
And I believe the right way to tackle it is to live up to another old-fashioned principle, which is shared responsibility.
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Mr Gilmour's biography does not entirely live up to the claims that it makes to say something new about Kipling's relations with empire.
This well-reported and smart article on Reuters explained the growing failure of Groupon ( GRPN) to live up to expectations, and explored how it might alter its business model to revive growth and survive.
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Hulu was previously considered a serious threat to Netflix, but it failed to live up to expectations.
However, if an executive producer of such a show is going to tout that one of its redeeming qualities is to help young women get excited about being in tech, then I would expect it to live up to that expectation.
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To really live up to its brand promise, Standard Chartered felt it needed to fully understand the effect of its activities on the countries in which it operates.
In its statement, IKEA said it believes it can "live up to the guidelines and keep within the spirit of the policy" by building upon relationships it already has in India, where it works closely with 70 suppliers of good ranging from textiles to rugs to ceramics for its global stores.
So will it live up to The Dark Knight at the box office?
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For Vega R3, the 'pad' file created by a user can be automatically backed up to Cloud Live so that it can be reviewed anywhere and anytime.
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Obama's health care plan will fail either to pass into law, or if it becomes law, it will fail to live up to his promises.
But Iran has obligations as part of the NPT that it must live up to.
The past may create your reputation, but you also have to live up to the promise you make with it.
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Whether it can live up to sky-high expectations is another matter.
Greece is certainly being told it must live up to its commitments, but talk of a Greek exit from the eurozone has suddenly disappeared from political circles in Berlin.
If it can live up to the hype, users will be able to plug into the Net by PC or phone anywhere in the world and be greeted by name.
We are -- the President is certainly looking for BP to live up to its monetary obligations to pay the damages and the fines that it will be assessed as a result of this disaster.
When Apple fails to live up to whatever lofty expectation analysts have concocted, investors then think it is time to sell.
And while you may be inclined to believe that people should work even if it means earning less than if they allow the government to pay for them in the guise of welfare, it becomes difficult for individuals to live up to that standard when the ability to feed their children hangs in the balance.
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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.
For his part, Renner told CNN that while he didn't necessarily feel pressure to live up to Damon, he did hold himself to a personal standard of excellence when it came to performing the action work.
And I think all of those involved in the P5-plus-1 would encourage Iran to take that deadline as seriously as it's being taken by us to live up to their responsibilities.
The television audience got to watch it all live: the cross-eyed canvassers holding ballots up to the light under the big round magnifying glass, searching for signs of intent.
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