It was an energetic performance given the circumstances.
Tells about a performance given by several trumpeters.
Mr. Madoff's investment performance, given his stated strategy, was not merely improbable but mathematically impossible.
"This is a good performance given the incredibly difficult trading conditions," Mr. Walsh said.
Somehow it was straightened out, the performance given, and favorably reviewed the next day.
"It's a good performance given the market," said Francesco Catanzaro, an analyst at Bank Sarasin.
Investors may have feared an even worse performance, given the slump in the oil price.
Scunthorpe's overall performance, given the imbalance in resources, was certainly one to be proud of.
They will sometimes crown an actor as much for personal misfortunes as for the performance given.
"This is a good performance given the incredibly difficult trading conditions," the British Airways chief executive, Willie Walsh, said.
But, to reiterate: this was not a performance given with the intention of echoing down the ages.
