In recent weeks the companies themselves validated investors' fears by reporting subpar financial results for the third quarter.
At the same time, other discount retailers like Wal-Mart and Target reported subpar results for the period, a development that Mr. Day said he considered an additional triumph for Kmart.
Chamblee juggled on-course reporting assignments with tournament play in 2003 and remembered being subpar at both.
By acquiring The Huffington Post's reporting resources, AOL hopes to counter the perception that it is a farm for subpar content.
China, Indonesia, India and the Philippines need to improve their economic institutions, while India, the Philippines and Thailand are also exposed to a larger risk of a growth slowdown stemming from subpar infrastructure, the report said.
I brought up privacy concerns, that the quality of DTC testing was subpar, that the reports were not entirely accurate, and that a line was being crossed from medical care to genutainment.
The devastatingly subpar access to menstrual hygiene products in this system has been widely reported.
I would strongly suggest that everyone reading this blog follow the link to the actual article and make up their own mind about whose reporting is subpar.
However, Wednesday's G.D.P. report showed subpar growth in the first half of this year – averaging just 1.4 percent at an annual rate – well below the Fed's 2013 G.D.P. projection of 2.5 percent.
Beyond the impact of the internet, the quality of reporting has become subpar to say the least.
Anticipating significant budget cuts to New York City schools in the coming year, Chancellor Joel I. Klein ordered principals on Wednesday to stop hiring teachers from outside the system, a move that will force them to look internally at a pool that, according to an independent report, includes many subpar teachers.
