The phrase
"disappointing performance" means that something did not go as well as expected or hoped.
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I wonder if the generally
disappointing performance of these new products is a result of their demand which has effectively removed the historical benefit.
Our research tells us that investors who (too often) select strategies based on wonderful past performance are likely to have
disappointing performance going forward.
As another old enemy, Michael Owen, said about the match in his Premier League betting preview: «Tony Pulis has lost only one of his last six Premier League home games with Arsenal and I expect to see his side bounce back after a couple of
disappointing performances in recent weeks,»
Two excellent goals from Karim Benzema and Blaise Matuidi sealed the win for the hosts, and although they missed some other good chances, the Dutch did not really threaten all night in what was a hugely
disappointing performance from the visitors.
Kramer is a regular for the German national side, appearing for Joachim Low's men in this summer's World Cup final, and there's no doubt he could do a job for any top side at his best, with Liverpool and Arsenal certainly both in need of strengthening after
disappointing performances at the start of this season.
Ioan Gruffudd gives a very
disappointing performance as Carl, he was comical throughout the film in scenes that should have been chilling and moving.
Not only did the 4 - 2 victory show that the team have plenty of spirits, but it also revealed a turnaround in fortunes after
disappointing performances against the likes of Fulham and Preston.
The Spanish international was finally moved on by the Blues this summer after years of
disappointing performances since his # 50m move from Liverpool in 2011, but he has failed to make an impression in Serie A either.
Carphone Warehouse is expected to announce that it will be closing its 11 Best Buy superstores in the UK,
following disappointing performance since they first started opening in 2010.
There is another alternative, one that addresses students» achievement and their self - esteem: Teaching students to value hard work, learning, and challenges; teaching them how to cope with
disappointing performance by planning for new strategies and more effort; and providing them with the study skills that will put them more in charge of their own learning.
Well, we may have found the reason for the
recent disappointing performance in both the Chicago PMI and the Manufacturing ISM — the positive effect from Sandy is finally fading, as today's domestic car sales show, which posted a surprising decline in March, especially in non-Trucks which dipped to the lowest since October 2013, and the first miss in total light vehicle sales SAAR since October.
However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a
generally disappointing performance in the stock itself, deteriorating net income and disappointing return on equity.»
To be honest, the Gunners have been far from convincing in their bid to get into the top four this season with a series of
highly disappointing performances since the start of the year.
Presented as talking heads in a faux - documentary, Margot Robbie's Harding, Stan's Gillooly, and Allison Janney's LaVona Fay Golden (Harding's mother) take turns narrating the larger story of Harding's rise and fall — and then another rise and fall — in competitive figure skating, culminating in Harding's
ultimately disappointing performance in Lillehammer and her ban from the United States Figure Skating Association.
However, by this time Panoz had become frustrated with their new LMP07 following
several disappointing performances, when it was decided following Le Mans that the team would bring back their LMP - 1 Roadster - S.
Shortly after ASUS released its quad - core Transformer Prime tablet, users began noticing some
really disappointing performance by the model's GPS receiver, struggling to lock - on to satellites and get a fix on its location.
If you recall, many of the commodity ETFs launched with great fanfare and investor enthusiasm put in
disappointing performance when traders systematically exploited the specific rollover dates of the contracts by front running the ETFs.
KING»S
disappointing performance made it one of this year's worst IPO debut and reflects the investors» sentiment over the company's too much reliance on one game, the Candy Crush.
Costa's
disappointing performance for Spain at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil raised concerns that he is a «one - season wonder», but the former Atletico Madrid star has already made his detractors eat their words.
Despite his party's
disappointing performance on election night, the hung parliament scenario gave Nick Clegg the «kingmaker» powers he had so frequently rejected.
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