Sentence examples for mediocre competition from inspiring English sources

The latest of these environmental stewards, standing out against mediocre competition, is Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Part of it is simply the mediocre competition in the National Football League.

The morals of the story, according to Deford, were two: whiskey and mediocre competition are no match for transcendent ability, and ladies of the evening never have any luck.

Merrill's steady puck handling and steady on-ice presence were of no use as he watched from the stands while Michigan spoiled a 7-2-1 start anose-divedved in November, going winless in seven-straight games against mediocre competition.

So even if the Knicks miss Ewing more than they think they will, they cannot, at this point, be eliminated from the conference title picture, if only because they appear to be no worse than the rest of their mediocre competition.

All that does is create more competition among mediocre firms and lower revenue and profits for everyone, since they're all competing for the same slice of the business pie.

In other words, even if your competition is completely mediocre, they're still making your progress that much slower because you're vying for the same customers, investors, and press.

Stan advises her to hire a mediocre employee to make her competition lighter.

Quite frankly, most creative people are not the best at getting themselves out there, so again, the competition is the flood of mediocre or less than mediocre people.

The country's schools are mediocre; the hospitals are protected from competition—and all the worse for that.

But, let's face it, Cracker Barrel's cloverleaf competition is usually pretty mediocre, especially for older people who might want more than a smashed hamburger and salty fries.