Sentence examples for dire performance from inspiring English sources

But its supposedly dire performance in these comparative tests needs qualifying anyway.

One simple equation explains their dire performance: Return on equity (RoE) = Return on assets (RoA) x LeverageThe idea is straightforward.

Stop making excuses and stop the spin (performance comparisons that include the dire performance post Hatfield are disingenuous).

I've often felt in the last couple of years that I've been the only critic of Trinity Mirror's dire performance.

The prime minister said excuses about midterm blues were not enough to explain the party's dire performance at the polls.

The dire performance of ping pong guns has forced these guys to take matters into their own hands.

Despite the dire performances, last season's average of 91,459 fans was an improvement on the previous year.

They had been given plenty of opportunities to hammer him before - press boycotts, broken promises, dire performances, that comment - and not taken them.

However since the dire performances in the 50-over World Cup last winter in Australasia, Morgan and his young team have started to flourish.

England's trio of dire performances against India do not stem just from Cook's barren run or his conservative style of batting.

After a decade in power, Congress has a rotten reputation at economic management: debts, high inflation and joblessness, combined with dire performances by manufacturers, leave many gloomy.Voters crave a change.