Sentences with phrase «better than mediocre»

With no carriers in the USA to show it off, it was doomed to do no better than mediocre - for the Zenfone AR, that might not end up happening.

Another artist told me that art doesn't have to be better than mediocre to sell.

In this excerpt, Gwenn says, «Work doesn't have to be better than mediocre to sell.»

just got back... - Nosara / Playa Guiones is a good spot for a surf getaway HOWEVER do expect to lock up your valuables (duh), don't expect empty lineups, don't expect great waves (maybe it was an off week but I would rate the waves no better than mediocre / inconsistant: closeouts), expect pushy surf schools invading your space (one young buck paddled up near me and invited his students «into this empty area», douce!).

Aim for better than the mediocre champion.

Even in this «lower than historical returns but better than mediocre» return scenario, we get $ 88 of pretax investment earnings per share and closer to around 12 % ROE — again, with 0 income from underwriting.

Welcome to Author's Canvas, the official blog of your average, everyday aspiring technical and freelance content writer that is attempting to become better than mediocre.

But startlingly few were better than mediocre.

It's also much better than the mediocre base Porsche Cayenne diesel.

We support allowing for the creation of charter schools in «C» districts because students deserve better than a mediocre education.

Viewed as a horror film, Funny Games is little better than mediocre.

For all of the talent on board, it isn't unwatchable, but at the very least, it should have been better than mediocre.

The truth is that Jersey Girl is a slightly better than mediocre film.

Of course the slightly better than mediocre La La Land (14 nominations) is probably just going to win everything so there's really no reason to even watch.

Come on people, you can do so much better than this mediocre list.

I don't know why «Your name is Bob» made me laugh, but it did... pity none of the other jokes in this lame excuse for a movie was better than mediocre.

Because you deserve better than mediocre modified cornstarch this Valentine's Day.

What's more, those that fear being «caught» may avoid taking risks that could reveal their perceived inadequacies, or they'll settle for less, not believing they deserve better than mediocre results, mediocre talent or average opportunities.

Not exact matches

Last August, at the time of the announcement of the sale of the Washington Post, I noted that Washington Post Co. shares had proved a mediocre investment over the past two decades, trailing the S&P 500 by more than 2.5 percentage points on an annualized investment (although starting at the time Buffett began accumulating shares, in 1973, the performance was much better, with an estimated annual return of 11.5 %).

There is something much richer about feeding yourself good food than being fed mediocre food.

Indeed, for some, whether the result is good, bad or mediocre is less important than that they had an important role in bringing it about.

That our cohesion with mediocre players would be better than their quality players.

Nick Saban's first Bama team was a lot better than you remember, other than the fact that it lost to a mediocre Sun Belt team.

We could have stopped this 2 seasons ago, now we must pay consequence, we want team that can win big things, we already have it, we just need someone who will lead them to that goal, you cant win trophys when your manager go in public and says our opponents are just too good, its not that chelsea is unbeateble, our manager has no desire anymore, and i do nt blame him for that, he is just doing his job, we fans are final judge, if you are ok with 4 place, than enjoy this mediocre simple!!!

As a matter of fact, this is one of the main reasons for underperforming in last few years - the so called «British core» - overrated and low quality British players, well bellow, in quality, to foreigners.To spend 32 millions on 2 mediocre English players - Welbeck and Chambers - when you can get foreign «wizzards» for that type of money is suicidal.Now, go on an analyze how much Wilshere, Gibbs, Ox, Walcott and Ramsey helped the team to be the best in the last few years.And how much, for instance, did Sanchez in only few months.Alexis is better than all «British core» combined and cost a fraction of these overrated players.The time we get rid of the british players is the time we go back on top.Time will tell...

It would serve to make you more mediocre rather than good.

... there is a reason why Barcelona is considering cutting Pique out, he's a mediocre player, not better than our BFG, so I don't see an improvement there... As per Smalling, come on!!

Im struggling to understand the excitement surrounding Lukau with a lot of gooners, he's rubbish in my opinion or at the best mediocre, we'd have two lamposts rather than one if we got him in ok so he's 23 but by now he should have been at the top of his game and he's clearly not and is no better than giroud anyone??? can any one explain why he's the answer?

# 20m in today's market is nothing, and so what if we don't get many seasons out him, as some people are suggesting, it's far better than the last four years of the mediocre strikers we've been used to!

Money Talks these days that's why they go Russia... Your telling me Garay isn't better than Mertesacker???? And Garcia isn't better than Flamini or Arterta Lmao... We will see what Russian Club comes in for our mediocre players... None!!!

So we bought good but rarely great players and more often than not mediocre dross.

Sell him quick along with all the «British core» - all overared and overpaid players showing almost nothing on the pitch.The last time Arsenal was a powerhouse, NONE of the starting 11 was British.UK is not producing good enough players, just mediocre ones.Get rid of all of them and bring hungry foreign players blessed with skill and desire.About the quota - just promote young players from second team, Iwobi is a great example that an underpaid youngster can be a lot better than primadonas like Walcott or Wilshere.

I understand Cousins may have a different preference on who he wants to sign with and maybe he doesn't sign here if the Vikings give him the best offer (could be more than Staffords), but I'd much rather have a quarterback like Cousins than two mediocre ones.

simple, we were top of table more than any other team last year, only loss in back that started was sagna, we managed last year w arteta & flamini, of course I want to strengthen there, but the glaring issue to me is at striker, we have a full complement of good to mediocre strikers, adequate but not going to compete season long against city and chelsea, in my opinion, back line fine, DM needs upgrading, attacking midfield strongest in EPL, central striker??? put a thierry henri on this squad in his prime, we win the league,

Wenger's been loyal to too many mediocre players.What people don't know is that the Wenger system makes players play better than they actually should be playing.That's why most developed Arsenal players who leave don't do well after some few seasons.

Don't you think that AA deserves more than 2 games before we judge him mediocre or bad or not good or whatever.

The problem is with ur stubborn attitude.Thing is you think you can win the premiership on the cheap, but you cant cause you can't motivate the players ffs.Leicester winning the premiership will give you one more reason to say see i told you we don't need to spend big money to win the league, but you had 12 attempts to do so for the past 12 years cause our team for those year was better than Leicester squad and you still didn't win a thing.Just because you have a mouth doesn't mean you could say anything show some respect for the fans, stop blaming the fans its the mediocre players who you have at the club that needs to blamed.And you as well for not spending any money on outfield player in the summer.

They are right.As a matter a fact, I feel myself ashamed sometimes seeing Alexis giving everything, imploring the rest of the team to press, to play the game, to do all they can to win.And the team response?Lazy primadonas watching the clock for the end of the game, being more preocupied for their haircuts, beards or tatoos than running.An army of lazy caterpilars led by a senile, totally outdated manager.How can you retain a player of such calibre inside of this stinky organization.Without determination and spirit, football is nothing, just wasted time.Arsene doesn't understand that, Alexis and the fans do.The fans are doing the right think, for Chileans is already becoming a national embarrasement, a natinal shame having their best player, an icon of Chile, wasting his skill and ambition in such mediocre team.

There is no better example than Patrick of what becomes of a driver when the ballyhoo of their arrival fades amid a succession of mediocre results.

Hope this one doesn't pan out the only African player we should be going for is Keita other than that it makes no sense to me, there are so many wingers better than a one season Mahrez (dembele, Brandt, Lemar, pulisic, berrardi the kid from sassuolo, Forsberg, Marco asensio, Douglas costa, Allan saint maximin, the list goes on) plus all I read was how good his dribbling skills and the occasional goal or two, I also have seen him play and as soon as things get tough his head drops that's what I mean by lazy no character, no fighting spirit and we got loads of those players the only one who differs is Sanchez so if he is coming we lose Sanchez, so no sorry I won't be happy with that mediocre replacement!!

It has no other way than selling best players every year, and has had to compete against Chelsea, MC, MU, Braca, Real, BM,... So, it is ridiculous to ask for titles with such tight budget and mediocre players.

Have to say other than wilshere and sterling England were pretty mediocre... And between sterling Walcott and ox there is no question who is the better player....

I would rather want quality over quantity, and in the past he was forced to buy cheap and ultimately not really get the best players... but now I feel I would rather buy one world class player at a time and bind them in for the long term, than buy 2 mediocre players and then moan about them a year down the line when they are not consistent enough and under performing.

A mid table manager... we deserve better than this tired arrogant and mediocre French twat!!!!

We can't beat a mediocre team because we are not better than that overall... They want to win, not us... The tourist club is Arsenal, like some type of resort where they get pampered, massage, jacouzzi, go to the gym, exercise in training, great body and money... Then they have all time to party and snatch all the girls... It's a rip off as price of their ticket... Wake up and get real, leave that poor referee, maybe go wait for him and bumrush him or throw his ass in jail; it is Monopoly at arsenal after all..

Guys what does Podolski have to do to prove that he is better than many of the mediocre teenagers starting ahead of him.

The only Arsenal fan with a twisted mind is yourself and others like you, loyalty to a club is old news and past tense, exactly why Clichy and Nasri left for Citeh, it, s the weekly pay cheque that makes the difference, if Chelsea, Ci teh or Real Madrid offer van Persie a better weekly wage so be it as his manager Arsene Wenger has shown he can not take the club any further than a mediocre 3rd place and only one point ahead of Spuds, football in 2012 is big bu siness, get with the times or go away mister, your child ish unalytical mind won, t pay Robin, s monthly bils etc..?

Putting Origi in there does not help anything, Origi is a mediocre player that will never ever be any better than he is now.

7) Governments may decide that «smart» spending on intelligence, strategic deterrents and high quality rapid deployment forces is better value for money than vast legions of mediocre mechanised infantry for a hypothetical war which nobody wants.

He is a far better politician than the mediocre bunch who have been running the Scottish Tories other than Sir Malcolm Rifkind who had an impossible task in 2001.