Sentence examples for performing weakly from inspiring English sources

In a May hearing of the Joint Economic Committee, Mr. Krueger, the assistant Treasury secretary for economic policy, said that even before the start of the recession in 2007, the United States job market had already been performing weakly, relative both to the 1990s and to the rest of the industrialized world.

The song was certified platinum in the United States, however performing weakly in other territories.

If you really ask commentators off the air whether they really think it's probable that Herman Cain even before these allegations would be president...they would tell you no, so why are we obsessing about it?" She also suggested that, despite performing weakly in recent polls, Jon Hunstman could end up proving a viable choice for the nomination.

Carey's vocal delivery and her willingness to experiment with it helped define the album, so it's only appropriate that its title track is the first of many to showcase Carey's much-debated 'whisper voice.'" "Butterfly" was a moderate success on the charts, performing weakly in many music markets.

It helped to identify monolingual school sites, where mother tongue based bilingual education (MTBBE) can be applied; the number of teachers who can potentially be the MTBBE teachers; and where students are performing well and where students are performing weakly.

But some recent listings, like the casino Sands China, have performed weakly, affected by market volatility over Dubai's debt problems.

"Local partisans of the west or EU have not only performed weakly but have performed perversely," said William Hill, a former head of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe mission in Moldova.

The new version of Oldboy, loosely adapted from South Korean director Park Chan-wook's blistering revenge tale, has so far met with lukewarm reviews and is predicted to perform weakly at the box office.

Directed by The Incredibles' Brad Bird, the film is reported to have cost $180m to produce, a figure the studio may now struggle to see a return on with the film having also performed weakly outside North America.

But others said having a 20-state primary a week later would allow candidates who performed weakly in the early states to rebound, particularly if they had the advantage of money or name recognition.

While new EU rules mean governments can no longer bail out their banks, if MPS performs weakly in the stress test, the Italian government may be allowed to invoke so-called article 32 to stop some bondholders from incurring losses, said Kinmonth.