Sentence examples for performance undermines from inspiring English sources

Gerlich is the only character with judgment and moral courage, and Mr. Modine's twitchy, self-conscious performance undermines his message.

A great performance undermines our emotional balance in order to force the message home, and Gergiev conducted with the persuasive insistence of a fanatic.

In response to criticism that such a lack of uniform performance undermines the intended consistent application of ratings, the rating agencies say they "strive" to "broadly" achieve ratings comparability across assets, but offer no guarantees.

MUNICH — Operagoers know only too well the frustration of witnessing a musically rewarding performance undermined by a wayward production.

A thrill in the attacking play was retained, but this was a performance undermined by slackness at the other end.

The gap is as much one of creativity and innovation as productivity, with performance undermined by risk- aversion and low skills.

The Chinese economy has been languishing for months, its domestic performance undermined by weakness in the important property sector and its export sector hit by sagging demand from overseas.

This was yet another instalment in what has become an enthralling, if slightly unorthodox, rivalry between the Houston Dynamo and Sporting KC, but Stott's woeful and dreadfully inconsistent performance undermined what should have been remembered as a decidedly fun encounter.

Goodison Park celebrated the victory noisily at the final whistle, leaving Ferguson to contemplate a lacklustre performance undermined by a reshuffled rearguard in which Michael Carrick never settled in his role as emergency central defender alongside returning captain Nemanja Vidic.

The film suggested we were preoccupied with testing and performance, undermining what our kids should be doing in the classroom, let alone in their down time.

Until about 1962, Khrushchev's position as Party leader was secure; but as the leader aged, he grew more erratic and his performance undermined the confidence of his fellow leaders.