Sentence examples for rocky performance from inspiring English sources

Mr Trump was leading the Republican field according to opinion polls, after Marco Rubio's rocky performance in a debate left Ted Cruz, the Texas senator, as his main rival.

The American Danell Leyva had the top score in qualification and his teammate John Orozco is a contender as well if he can bounce back from a rocky performance in the team competition.

Amid the bargain hunting, some mutual funds may have built up more cash than they needed to meet anticipated redemptions during the market's rocky performance since early September, while others may simply have finished the selling they wanted to do for tax reasons as the end of the fiscal year approaches.

Another retailer was less fortunate: Talbots plunged 17.7% after slashing its guidance to indicate it now expects a fourth-quarter loss after a rocky performance at the close of the holiday season.

Add to that the government's recent rocky performance, the lack of economic growth and the chaos unfolding in the eurozone, and you have some very worried Conservative MPs. 4. Whoever gets elected, the lasting impression on the public will be that the Tories are squabbling among themselves.

U.S. auto sales were generally higher in January as the economic recovery continued to take hold, but a strong month for Ford Motor and General Motors came at least partially at the expense of a rocky performance from Toyota, which was plagued by a recall and suspended sales on several top models that resulted.

Tough early losses and rocky performances are an acknowledged pitfall of a new trend in college basketball.

Butcher said he would hold on to Nick Adenhart's delight in his strong outing against the Athletics, after three rocky performances in May 2008, his first exposure to the major leagues.

They laughed once more when he became music director of the American Symphony Orchestra 20 years ago, especially after some rocky early performances and scathing reviews.

(See "Motorola Razrs Its Dividend").. UPS had a shaky fourth quarter, but a salary freeze for management and other cost-cutting measures inspired confidence it will overcome a rocky holiday season performance.

As the New York cast's longest-standing member, he has put in well over 1,000 performances with "Rocky Horror," and, for the past decade, has been doing midnight performances on Fridays and Saturdays at the Clearview Cinema on West 23rd Street in Chelsea.