"I fought for the importance of the Republic of Austria supporting radical architecture, not some mediocre office building," he recalled.
You're much more likely to go to a mediocre gym near your office or home than to a great gym that's out of your way.
Within a few pages of the start of the book, Milo has lost his cruddy job in "the development office of a mediocre university in New York City".
In Lipsyte's third novel, Milo Burke, a failed artist, works in the development office of a mediocre university in New York to support his resentful wife and preschool-age son.
Released in July 1968, Thunderbird 6 had a mediocre reception at the box office, which ruled out the production of further sequels in the Thunderbirds film series.
Judging by the first of our accompanying league tables, listing the top 10 films of all time based on box office returns, it is perfectly possible for a mediocre movie to return historic piles of cash.
If you tend to slack off, deliver projects late and turn in a mediocre performance you may laughed right out of your boss's office.
For example, a mediocre salesperson might claim she increased sales by 80%, or a small-office sales director might say he managed 50 people, says Seraichyk.
With the market hitting the post-summer doldrums, a mediocre debut for genre film Devil (£807,000) was enough to earn it second place in the box office chart.
While adding some colour to a mediocre film's campaign helps to increase awareness and online conversation, it's failed to translate into an increase in box office.
