1) Is her schoolwork up to scratch?

2) Some of this work isn't up to scratch.

3) His work simply isn't up to scratch.

4) Her performance wasn't up to scratch.

5) We'll have to bring the house up to scratch before we sell it.

6) It'll take months to bring the band up to scratch.

7) Your last essay wasn't up to scratch/didn't come up to scratch.

8) We spent thousands of pounds getting the house up to scratch.

9) That today's pop culture isn't up to scratch?

10) Incidentally,[http:///up to scratch.html] I trust that the fretwire used is up to scratch.

11) But does it come up to scratch for educational value?

12) If they don't come up to scratch, we can complain to their professional body and seek redress.

13) His grammar and accent were not up to scratch, and he kept running to the airport.

14) The piano player was not up to scratch.

15) My mother always made me feel I wasn't coming up to scratch.

16) You may lose your job if you don't come up to scratch .

17) And Father John is in the kitchens making sure that today's lunch menu is up to scratch.

18) So do feel free to change anything that strikes you as not up to scratch.

19) These arrangements are an unknown quantity and the administration may not turn out to be up to scratch.

20) The self-styled Brahmin of the Banal kept my fear-levels up to scratch by manifesting himself unexpectedly.

21) The inquiry will take up to three years but councillors are determined to make sure properties come up to scratch.

22) Random undercover checks at 50 MOT garages in the Durham and Cleveland area showed almost half were not up to scratch.

23) The Electricity Board will tell you what you need to bring the installation up to scratch.

24) However, while the clean side of things is fine, the Laney's distorted sounds fail to come up to scratch.

25) The couple told stunned housing officials that the three-bedroom flat simply was not up to scratch for their needs.

26) A growing number of workers are put on short-term contracts which are renewed only if their work is up to scratch.

27) The piano player was not feeling well and his performance wasn't up to scratch.

28) The piano player is not feeling well and his performance is not up to scratch.

29) He's a very personable young man, but his work does not really come up to scratch.

30) But last week's summit deal—concocting a jerry-built firewall and asking the banks to boost their capital ratios by June next year—was not up to scratch.

1) Her performance wasn't up to scratch.