Sentence examples for performances failed from inspiring English sources

Only the final wild-woman solo, danced by Lorna Feijóo at both performances, failed to dominate the stage as it should.

That attitude, along with challenging summer afternoon time slots, may be part of why "It's On With Alexa Chung," a live daytime television series for MTV with celebrity interviews and musical performances, failed to click.

But, more than any of them except Herbert von Karajan, Maazel made his way in the music business by his own rules, which made colleagues and critics uniquely unsympathetic to those instances when his performances failed to live up to the legend.

While there's no argument that these women are talented and have beautiful voices, their ultimately lackluster performances failed to impress.

They were shocked, disappointed, and were left complaining as two of the contestants that were favored by the judges based on their performances failed to make the cut.

In Florida, after he trounced Romney in the state that no Republican nominee has ever lost, Gingrich delivered two meandering debate performances, failed to deliver a consistent positive message, failed to deliver a focused negative message, and allowed the attacks of his enemies to derail him into the defensive politics of personal aggrievement.

He is living this World Cup as he lived the last, grimly battering away criticism as drab tournament performances fail to live up to the promise of qualifying.

Thailand locations add spice but — like the plot twists and performances — fail to elevate the action beyond the generic, something seemingly not lost on Manit.

Even if the performances fail -- though these are more solo turns than dramatic interpretations -- the sizzle of great lovers heats the play.

Fleetwood will field the usual host of familiar names and they appear to be plodding along nicely in third spot, but they remain a side to be opposed while performances fail to match the hype that surrounds them.

While a few of the supporting performances fail to grasp the mannered musicality of the dialogue, those of Mr. McRaney, Ms. Fuller, Ms. Foote (the playwright's daughter) and Arthur French (as Doug, a 92-year-old family retainer) are first-rate.