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Sentence #52721

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 Swift Swift February 5, 2011 February 5, 2011 at 12:08:23 PM UTC link Permalink

@NNC+TC: One lives up to expectations, not examples. Shouldn't this be: "live according to" or "follow the"?

Swift Swift February 5, 2011 February 5, 2011 at 12:47:35 PM UTC link Permalink

Methinks I should send his speech writers a quick note... ;-)

Looking around, the Internets seem teeming with this and with that I dare not argue. Thanks, arcticmonkey.

AlanF_US AlanF_US August 24, 2013 August 24, 2013 at 5:27:00 AM UTC link Permalink

adopted

got rid of "@needs native check"

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➜ #215419ジョンはいつもリンカーンを見習って生きようとしていた。

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John always tried to live up to the example of Lincoln.

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➜ #742790John hat immer versucht sich ein Beispiel an Lincoln zu nehmen.

linked by arcticmonkey, February 5, 2011
➜ #1101159John her zaman Lincoln örneğine uyarak yaşamaya çalıştı.

linked by duran, September 13, 2011
➜ #2324723Джон винаги се опитваше да следва примера на Линкълн.

linked by korobo4ka, March 21, 2013