Sentence examples for was poor by from inspiring English sources

Performance of these early rockets was poor by modern standards because the only available propellant was black powder, which is not ideal for propulsion.

Djokovic admitted he was feeling tired in the second half of his match against Gulbis, the 25-year-old Latvian, which was poor by comparison.

A 0.4% rise in sales in the pre-Christmas period was poor by Next's standards but warm weather, for once, was a reasonable plea.

LA's defense was poor by their standards last year, and with Gonzalez slipping in the national team set-up, his star was on the wane.

The turnout on the Alameda, the main avenue in the centre of Santiago, Chile's capital, was poor by the standards of the rallies of previous election-winners.

In 2008, the Healthcare Commission found maternity provision in the capital was poor by comparison with the rest of the country.

For stage I OC, 5-year survival by TNM7 was poorer by 16.1% when compared with TNM6.

Britain is poor by international standards at diagnosing cancer.

"Even today the roads here are poor by US standards.

Periodic single-trial designs are poor by both criteria.

India's foreign reserves are not puny, but are poor by Asian norms.