Sentence examples for a substandard performance from inspiring English sources

A dispiriting loss to Humberto Soto two fights after Pacquiao prompted thoughts of a move into less dangerous work, but he refused to quit on a substandard performance.

But there was a big worry that students who did not disclose AS grades would be penalised by some university admissions officers who would automatically assume that non-declaration meant a substandard performance.

"We were sluggish, I told them at half-time, four goals in seven minutes masked a substandard performance.

Scepovic and Johansen might have scored the goals that liberated their team from a substandard performance, but it was Gordon who laid the foundations on which the victory was built.

This production was well received by the public, but was criticised by Jochen Breiholz of Opera News for poor staging, indifferent singing and a substandard performance from the orchestra.

If they are not set properly, the algorithm may have a substandard performance [ 53].

In Savannah, Ga., the Olympic sailing venue in 1996, Reynolds posted a rare, substandard performance and finished eighth.

After a while, his substandard performance becomes part of the culture of the company, one of the annoying things that just come with the job – like people making microwave popcorn in the break room.

Williams's substandard performance included a few air balls and one shot that hit the side of the backboard.

"Obviously the White House decided that the midterm elections were a serious matter and the substandard performance in the off-year elections this month wasn't going to cut it," said Scott Reed, a former executive director of the Republican National Committee.

Developing prognostic models for hospice referrals is a challenging problem resulting in substandard performance for all of the evaluated classification methods.