His 1969 solo debut, Neil Young, sold poorly but staked out ambitious musical territory.
They claim that Mr Murakami set livedoor up to stage a takeover bid, to help him sell his already large, but poorly performing, stake in Nippon Broadcasting, at a high price.
Nor, for that matter, did it have to meet cash demands from investors by selling poorly performing stakes in companies such as Coca-Cola, Gillette and Disney, just at the point when they were worth least.Cash cushionMr Buffett has been cushioned from short-term pressures by his insurance businesses, which account for roughly half of Berkshire's profits.
Anyone who thought they were headed for a party in the desert likely got a rude awakening when their poorly-staked tent blew over in a dust storm.
Diverted resources: Schools that perform poorly on high-stakes-tests are labeled "failures" and sometimes have resources taken away from them.
There is also something called test anxiety, which causes very smart and ambitious students to do poorly on high-stakes tests, and, of course, some kids do poorly because of external factors that don't indicate their actual abilities.
Woods, who shot 73, may not feel as confident after today's performance, as the world's No. 1 player hit the ball so poorly when the stakes were so high.
The majority's related claim that the Discover Bank rule will discourage the use of arbitration because "[a]rbitration is poorly suited to... higher stakes" lacks empirical support.
Considering the fake news phenomenon, newspaper and TV reporters tend to score poorly in the honesty stakes.
L.P. (LJM1) and LJM2 Co-Investment L.P. (LJM2), for the purpose of buying Enron's poorly performing stocks and stakes to improve its financial statements.
