Sentence examples for absence of a performance from inspiring English sources

In the absence of a performance that appears beyond a spiritless, directionless team at present, Wembley is where it may well end for the Everton manager on Saturday.

In the absence of a performance space vast enough to present such an extravaganza -- and, perhaps, suspecting that audiences would rather watch a Passion play than be in one -- Mr. Moran took all the elements of that vision and reconfigured them as a theater piece.

They related this to the absence of a performance appraisal system and a good career structure within the MOH.

The theoretical model and first-stage regression reveal that the more heavily a firm relies on a performance-based payment system, the less likely it is to impose wage cuts, and the parameter of wage piece rate employed in the theoretical model can be partially captured by the presence or absence of a performance-based payment system.

"Dramatic character is an idea of something beyond the words, or somehow mysteriously behind the words, that you can't get in the absence of a wonderful performance.

We find that in the absence of a favorable performance cue about the analyst, mere exposure to the analyst's name enhances perceived analyst credibility, which in turn influences the investors' earnings estimates.

Yet the absence of a high performance team in his administration belies his image as a decisive leader.

Due to the absence of any performance measure the principal is unable to motivate second-period effort under (A_{2}).

In the absence of any performance advantage, the use of the edge technique for the spaceflight Doppler wind sounder is difficult to justify.

Experiments with surrogate solutions of up to five VOCs in the presence and absence of a surfactant were performed to compare performance of the full-scale vibrating system with that previously observed at the laboratory-scale as well as the performance of the same full-scale system during a recent field demonstration project.

A legacy of poor housing design, minimal building regulations, an absence of building performance evaluation and various social and market factors has lead to a high and growing penetration of, and reliance on, air-conditioners to provide comfort in this relatively benign climate.