Sentence examples for performance was undermined from inspiring English sources

Surely, too, there must be a way of identifying those who are obviously bright but whose school academic performance was undermined by a cocktail of adverse social circumstances.

Mr. Cain seemed genuinely indignant at his news conference today, but his performance was undermined by some rather bizarre moments, starting with the pompous introduction he got from his attorney, who made some irrelevant remarks about his experience with victims of sexual harassment and sexual assault.

When the better athlete Megacle, fearing he has lost his beloved Aristea (Rachael Lloyd), sings the despairing aria "Se cerca, se dice," Louise Poole's eloquent and touching performance is undermined when she takes snorts from a flask.

But Ivlev's spirited performance is undermined by the fact that her character's actions are so far-fetched, it would be easier to believe if she sprouted wings and flew out of captivity.

Leaving school at 16 without qualifications he began his working life as a filing clerk and early attempts at amateur performance were undermined, according to his own account, by a nervous speed in delivery which often made him unintelligible to the audience.

Instead Luther Burrell, whose eye-catching performance at centre was undermined by a number of errors, missed an early penalty before the scrum-half Warren Fury failed to convert either of the tries.

But he was undermined by bad knees.

Before investor confidence was undermined by the corporate scandals of the past couple of years, most participants were concerned with measuring and linking compensation to performance.

The process, at that point, was undermined".

His health was undermined by diabetes.

That, combined with Brady's ability to block out the trappings of his celebrity when it is time for work, make it seem unlikely that his performance will be undermined by this latest potential distraction.