That is somewhat mediocre when compared with other, albeit unlikely, alternatives.
Rusch has had a mediocre season compared with his breakout year in 2000, but he is 3-1 with a 2.50 earned run average in his last eight starts.
American students' math achievement is "at a mediocre level" compared with that of their peers worldwide, according to a new report by a federal panel.
American students' math achievement is "at a mediocre level" compared with that of their peers worldwide, according to a new report by a federal panel, which recommended that schools focus on key skills that prepare students to learn algebra.
Two years later, a federal panel appointed by President George W. Bush urged that pre-kindergarten to eighth-grade math curriculums be streamlined after finding that math achievement for American students was at "a mediocre level" compared with that of their peers worldwide.
Despite its deft doughnut-making capabilities, Krispy Kreme has always served pretty mediocre coffee especially compared with competitor Dunkin' Donuts, which is conversely hailed more for its cup of Joe than its fried dough.
Despite mediocre returns compared with the stock market and the massive build-up of un-invested dry powder, pension funds and other investors still pay millions of dollars in management fees to private equity each year.
While NBC heavily promoted Schwarzenegger's "Apprentice" takeover ahead of the show's January debut, the movie star and former California governor's reality TV turn got off to a mediocre start, especially when compared with the ratings of his predecessor.
Internet "classes" offered by Kahn Academy are said to produce outstanding results compared with mediocre public schools (you can view the courses on Google's YouTube channel here). Cutting edge thinkers say peer learning around problem sets is a critical element of the future workplace, where continuous learning is the only way to cope with continuous technologic change.
Does it make sense to steer them toward one that has significantly improved from awful to barely mediocre, or is good only compared with its very bad peers?
