The phrase "a decent performance of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the quality of a performance, such as in theater, music, or sports, indicating that it was satisfactory or acceptable.
Example: "The actor delivered a decent performance of the lead role, capturing the essence of the character."
Alternatives: "a satisfactory performance of" or "an acceptable performance of".
Steve Buscemi was in for his diverting new film Interview, which does finally get a decent performance out of Sienna Miller.
The Raiders got a decent performance out of Carson Palmer (who could really use at least one more potent receiving weapon), but a small handful of mistakes in the passing game wound up being costly.
This description of a kind of tightrope act, of snatching a decent performance from the jaws of something far less classy, could apply to a number of Mr. Litton's live and recorded performances.
We see his struggles with polio at various stages of his life, through flashbacks to the children's hospital where he essentially grew up and in the film's present day, as he is helped out of bed in the mornings by his son Baxter (a decent performance by Son of Rambow's Bill Milner).
He bounces back and forth, tries to keep his diva hands under control and does a credible, decent performance of a song almost no one watching has ever heard of.
Dickinson has since denied the accusations that he was deliberately under-performing, arguing that it was impossible to give a decent performance some nights because of the atmosphere.
It's a bad result, a decent performance, so a bit of a kick in the teeth and the players are down but we deal with it and move on.
Puccini spoke of a "miracle of execution and enthusiasm," and characteristically the conductor snapped back: "If you didn't run to all those terrible performances of "Manon," a decent performance would not impress you so much".
His analyst fans are expecting more decent news when the company hands out its trading statement on Tuesday, with around 15% sales growth coming on top of a decent performance last year.
"It was a decent performance but I think we are capable of better," said the Wigan-born former Harlequins owner and West End theatre producer.
