Granted, there are mediocre players, and that mediocrity will come out in their outward expression of the music.
Of course there are mediocre ones, but that is something we have to deal with in all aspects of life.
I and my female friends and colleagues working on Capitol Hill in the 1980s and 90s used to dream about a time when there would be just as many mediocre women in Congress as there are mediocre men.
Wilshaw said the problems were not limited to one local authority area but said there was "mediocre provision and a culture of low expectations" in many towns and cities across the east Midlands region, affecting low-income white British communities in particular, though other ethnic groups were affected too.
"There are mediocre players that come and take squad places - those could be filled by young English players".
There's Shrek and its sequels (which have suffered from the law of diminishing returns) - and then there's mediocre work like Kung Fu Panda and downright duds like Madagascar and its sequel.
Senator Roman L. Hruska of Nebraska praised Mr. Carswell, saying: "Even if he were mediocre, there are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers.
A week or so ago, Sen. Roman L. Hruska, of Nebraska, felt compelled to answer the charges of mediocrity brought against Judge G. Harrold Carswell, President Nixon's nominee to the Supreme Court of the U.S., by remarking, "Even if he were mediocre, there are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers, & they are entitled to a little representation, aren't they?
But Reeves has done a poor job of replenishing talent, to the point where it is conceivable that a few years from now, when aging stars like running back Jamal Anderson and quarterback Chris Chandler move on, there will be mediocre talent, or less, waiting to replace them.
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