But I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard that I expect of myself.

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"I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard I expected of myself, " he said at a no-questions news conference with his wife at his side.

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Obama must respond to the non-partisan, non-bigoted frustration with his massively disappointing inability to live up to the standard of the imagination that he captured as a candidate.

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If all of us pull together, as I know we can, we can live up to the standard that Barbara was trying to live up to and was living up to in the last moments of her life.

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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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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.

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Persons who fail to live up to this standard of conduct are guilty of conduct detrimental and subject to discipline, even where the conduct itself does not result in conviction of a crime.

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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.

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