Sentence examples for a soft performance from inspiring English sources

It's hard to sit here on a soft performance to question the players.

A soft performance would also compound the embarrassment of "The Love Guru," the Mike Myers raunchfest that flopped when Paramount released it in June.

Again, while a soft performance was expected, it doesn't help that the company's forecasts for the third quarter projected an operating loss of between $350 million and $50 million, a significant dip from $79 million in Q3 2011 — which analysts did not expect.

"Despite a softer performance from business investment in recent months, we're likely to see the pace of spending by firms gather again later this year as companies hone their strategies to tap into buoyant consumer confidence".

But what came as a bit of a surprise is how Mastery turned a temporarily soft performance at the top of the track's never-ending stretch into a commanding win by a record-setting margin and just.74 of a second off the track record.

The sales growth figure was also flattered by a relatively soft performance in the autumn of 2011, against which the more recent sales figures have been compared.

Compare this with Tintoretto's titillating version in which Susanna seems to know she is being watched and exhibits her white nakedness in an obliging soft performance.

Cook was more immediately concerned with his team's fairly soft performance on a final day which saw them lose six wickets within 43 overs.

Donovan himself had a rough ride, as he went scoreless and was criticized by U.S. fans for a soft, directionless performance.

Eventually, Mr. Skoll said, Participant is expected to become self-sustaining, though both expansion and the soft performance of some films have kept it from making a profit to date.

That mini-studio, hurt by the soft performance of last fall's fantasy epic "The Golden Compass," has been eager to get "The Hobbit" under way.