Sentences with phrase «for weaker performance»

Growth at HBO provided a boost that made up for weaker performance from some of Time Warner's other TV operations.

The Board of Education could also dismiss about 40 other non-permanent instructors, including interns, this year for weak performance.

Not exact matches

The 0.4 per cent growth rate for the gross domestic product, the economy's total output of goods and services, was the weakest quarterly performance in almost two years and followed a much faster 3.1 per cent increase in the third quarter.

«However, what will matter for Fed policy is not the weak performance in the second quarter, but whether spending reaccelerates or remains stuck in the coming months.»

Another factor that may have hurt Apple's performance was a weaker overall back - to - school season for PCs.

It's harder to say how long it might take to get the broader industry to the same level of environmental performance, especially while the regulatory carrots and sticks for doing so remain weak.

Barclays» James Anstead and Nicolas Champ: «Given ASDA's weak sales performance - and difficult market positioning in a world where the discounters have successfully occupied the price end of the market - we think it would hardly be surprising that Wal - Mart could be open to considering options for its UK business.

Last year, and for the first time since 2001, the contribution of net exports to overall growth turned positive, but the performance of non-energy exports and investment remains weak.

It is now commonplace to note that Canada's recession was shorter and milder than those in the U.S. and Europe (Australia's connections to the U.S. and Europe are weaker than Canada's and it did even better) and these two men have either taken or been given credit for Canada's performance.

True, our unemployment rate is biased down due to the weak performance of labor force participation and still - elevated underemployment, but as I've extensively documented, the US job market has been tightening up for awhile, driven by solid employment growth, now averaging around 200,000 / month.

Soglin blasted Fitzgerald, Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. for the state's weak economic performance over the past five years compared with other states.

We exceeded the earnings per share («EPS») goal required for a target payout, as the company's performance in fiscal 2012 and 2014 more than offset weaker than expected results in fiscal 2013.

Though these times are frustrating for our shareholders — and, remember, that includes all of the portfolio managers — these periods of weak performance have been opportunities for additional investment rather than reasons to give up on our investment philosophy.

The release was a bit of a Goldilocks report for the market, as it continued the narrative that the economy is growing at a healthy pace, but the weakest performance in consumer spending in five years punched a hole in the inflation bubble that hurt the market early in the week.

As I noted approaching the 2007 peak, value - tilted portfolios often lag just before extended periods of weak or negative performance for the major indices.

So perhaps traders should not be looking to spot weakness, but hoping for strength where they can find a level to take a percentage of their portfolio off of the table heading into the weaker performance period.

Auto sales have been on a bit of a roller coaster ride this year, with a weak performance in February followed by a jump in sales for some automakers in March.

The weak growth performance, in turn, has made it difficult for countries to meet the fiscal goals stipulated by the Maastricht treaty.

But we do not believe the ECB will contemplate a major change in direction, since in the continued absence of a significant fiscal stimulus, the region's economic performance remains too weak for the central bank to risk measures that could create, however inadvertently, a degree of tightening in monetary policy.

Mohamed Ali Beyhum, executive general manager of BankMed, a leading bank in Lebanon, says: «Despite a relatively weak year for global economic conditions and another discouraging performance for the global investment banking industry, which saw revenues fall to a three - year low, 2012 proved to be a relatively healthy year for the Middle East investment banking industry.»

The outlook for both years would mark an improvement over the economy's lackluster growth of 1.6 percent in 2016, its weakest performance since 2011.

«The weaker performance combined with the relatively high fees have definitely created a trend out of hedge funds,» said Atlanta - based consultant Jay Love, U.S. director of strategic research for Mercer Investment Consulting.

Well i would suppose he is tapping up, but is if arsenal is going to sell to Bayern, i think not, My point is if sanchez wants to leave let him leave, to keep him would do more harm than good and for me although many blame the manager, i feel one the main reason we got into a slump last season was Alex and Ozil, their negativity affected the performance of the weak minded players in our squad.

It's worth noting that he's been at least partially liable for Duke's weak defensive performance this season.

I could identify and list (as you did above for Walcott) all of the weak elements and events in him performance.

«You can say that, but we had a strong team performance for 90 minutes with very few weaker periods.»

There were many matches where it looked like he was the only one trying to make something happen and those around him went to sleep.He wants everyone to play with his strong mentality but little does he know that Arsenal is mentally weak team.Do you think Alexis can repeat this sulking in other top clubs?It's only Arsenal that opens themselves uo for such things in they way we behave and play.That being said I don't see the point in keeping a player who doesn't want to play for you but a rival.It's just sick.If I was Wenger I would've sold him but at am not.But mark my words we will be vindicated by his performances for another club just like the rest who left.

Bellerin did have a great season but I still rate debuchy higher than him, debuchy defends much better and is crucial to have him for big games.one of the weak points in bellerins performance is his defending, he gets caught too often.

The A's were considered the weakest link in the American League to begin 2016, and their 4 - 6 start already has them on pace for a sub-Warriors performance.

, debuchy was france 1st choice before he came to us.why is theo walcot under performing?look at bellerin, the guy is going backward, he is not the type of player we new 2 seasons ago, his performance against beryan when we defeated them 2 1 at emirate the same player couldnt track down ordinary richalison.we keep blaming this players, though some are average but ARSENE WENGER does nt develop players, the dressing room is lost, our players are mentally weak, everything we do is outdated, wenger needs to go, our fans in london are not doing enough to make these people know what we fans are going through, i fear for nelson too, cos that guy is exceptional, but soon fans will start condemning him, and its not his fault, how do you expect him to develop when hes being played out of position?WENGER MUST GO!!

They won the Russian Premier League for the first time in 16 years, and while they will be regarded as the weakest seeded side, their surprise performance last season shows they shouldn't be underestimated.

I started googling way back in may who could we be buying gonzalo higuian, julio cesar and wayne rooney but realize going by history wenger just as no interest in buying world class players, he wants 2 buy d grade players and turn them up to koscienly nd nasri that will take years while da arsenal faithful pay handsome figures for dismal performances, fans allowed wenger 2 get away when he gets away with these lucky matches of fenerbache been strong on paper but a waste of tym on the pitch, also it happen at bayern but they put a slighty weak team but wenger runt his mouth around of how good da team was after that 2 - 0 win, not forgetting it was bould that got the team defense looking solid while wenger moan about referee decisions and no blame on team, I just feel we (arsenal) have allowed wenger and co to misuse us, so now our main target aim is benzema yet giroud plays more often than him for france, can any1 see how wenger is lowing our standards and expectations at arsenal, I wil be over da moon if wenger does not sign an extension wit us, after the gilberto days and disaterous results and teams we play, his approach to the game defensely which is pathetic and his annoying behaviour.So what if manu and chelski haven't really bought they are already strong it was seen last week now we should be worried about our selves since that villa defeat, jst imagine what the man's and london money maniac's are goin 2 do to us, I can see it already coming from wenger, if we find the right player we will buy him, after sept2, we didn't find da right player but the squad can challenge for the title, its so sick having 2 hear that crap, just take him psg, I just wish the fans would say we had enough of this bullshit transfer policies its time we stood up against these pigs of directors by protesting!

Though on evidence of Gabriel Paulista and Callum Chambers performance against Liverpool, there is no cause for worry against a weaker Newcastle side.

Two 2003 studies suggest that heading in soccer may result in weaker mental performance, including a decline in cognitive function, difficulty in verbal learning, planning and maintaining attention and reduced information processing speed, but a critical review of the literature in 2010 by an expert panel of the American Academy of Pediatrics found no support for such a finding, and a 2012 study in the journal Neurosurgery concluded that it was «unlikely» that the subtle cognitive differences detected were sufficient to affect the daily lives of players.

Given current relatively weak performance — and the difficulty in shifting performance — the aspirations of the secretary of state for education, Nicky Morgan, for England to be among the top five countries of PISA in 2020 is most probably unattainable.

There are two camps for explaining the weak performance of artificial intelligence: Either we do not know enough of the fundamental principles of brain function, or we have not simulated enough neurons working together.

«In any case, because of the growing intensity of the shocks and the reduced degrees of freedom for expansionary macroeconomic policies, Latin America and, in particular, South America will experience very weak performance both in 2015 and in 2016.»

For employees with great self - centered impulsivity, the study showed a completely different picture: Their colleagues consistently described them as destructive in their dealings, not very helpful, and weak in performance — regardless of their social skills.

Spending long periods sat down tends to make this muscles weak so if you want to really build your butt — for performance or aesthetic reasons — kettlebell swings, snatches and cleans could be just what you are looking for.

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These effects have been shown multiple times, but so many variables come into play, which confirms the scientific backing for wheat germ as a performance - enhancing dietary choice is moderate to weak.

Translated into strength training, Louie thinks that you get stronger by breaking down a lift or movement into its component parts, training the weakest link in the chain, then putting the pieces back together for improved performance.

However, when track and field athletes are tested according to the most standard procedures (back squat and / or bench press 1RM respectively for lower and upper body strength) the correlation between absolute strength and performance in competition has shown to be relatively weak.

The movie portrayed her personality and as a legend of a woman posed as a man to enter the monastery and become Pope.German actress Johanna Wokalek was pretty good for that role and the other performances were decent as well.The portrayal of the time, crowds and the cities was below average, but very effective, since it was a low - budget movie, the image and lighting quality was not always good.The weak point of the movie was in the rhythm, which at times was uneven, and went from fast to very slow, but still it was never boring because of the strong plot.

Harrelson received the film's only acting nomination for his work as Larry, but I think he provides the weakest performance of the leads.

Too bad for its very weak performances and many bugs, but despite this it still remains an advisable game for lovers of RPGs and european Middle Ages tales.

Thanks for the thoughtful review, though you somewhat understate the phenomenal performance by Cate Blanchett; it would be a much weaker film without her fearless, raw portrayal of an unraveling mind.

As for Day, who worked with first - time feature director Richie Keen on the TV series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, it's not that his performance was weak, but rather that I just didn't care about his character at all (despite the fact that he was given an overdue pregnant wife and young daughter as justification for why it was critical that he keep his job over others who had been let go in a massive, nonsensical layoff).

Over at USA Today, Susan Wloszczyna has come to the conclusion that, in a fairly weak year for film with a less - than - competitive Best Picture slate to show for it, the performance categories are where it's at this year: The real action this year is in the acting.

The film makes up for its weak plot in strong comedic performances by the entire cast, and is sure to entertain male and female audiences equally.