Be to
Be to verb - To behave toward in a stated way.
Usage example: you need to be nice to your brother
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Rate
Rate verb - To be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment).
Both terms in one sentence
- That more often than not the temptation would be to paint me as ineffectual, a second rate villain, or, I dunno, a PI, perhaps.
Source: Analysis / The Riddler - Fake Difficulty: The usual method of Fake Difficulty used in BEMANI games (make the BPM much faster than it should be to increase the approach rate) is inverted for "MVA" (Speed Core).
Source: Video Game / pop'n music
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