Sentence examples for a mediocre work of from inspiring English sources

Which is better: a mediocre work of art or an outstanding design object?

But if Shakespeare did write a mediocre work or two, he has been accused of worse (like not writing any of his plays).

But these critics ignore something just as important: Decline is one of the greatest themes of Western culture, from Hesiod's "Works and Days" at the dawn of Greek civilization, to the better-known, albeit mediocre work of Oswald Spengler at the beginning of the 20th century ("The Decline of the West").

These are drowned in an ocean of middle-of-the-road to downright mediocre works of art.

Besides unduly flattering a lot of mediocre work, the imputation of longing — unfulfilled or otherwise — fails with the show's second-best painter, the Berlin realist Adolph Menzel.

This is indeed the case, a problem that is compounded by an abundance of mediocre work.

But suppose a student did mediocre work and deserves a mediocre grade – a C.

Bernier may indeed wind up being a good N.H.L. goalie, but at this point, he is no better than a latter-day, pre-injury Rick DiPietro — someone whose one or two good seasons have somehow erased a much larger body of mediocre work.

You have completed something difficult that took persistence and wilfulness, and probably you questioned yourselves again and again … What can words add to that except delay the moment you get your diploma?" His real message: that you'll do mediocre work as part of any life path worth pursuing, and that you'll often suspect you're doing it all wrong.

For those already doing a bad job, the bonus simply motivated them to turn in an even larger volume of mediocre work.

The hallmarks of that kind of performer include a willingness to embrace even a half-baked part in a mediocre piece of work and a steadfast refusal to wink, mug or showboat even if circumstances cry out for it.