Sentences with phrase «uneven performance of»

Critics of Initiative 1240 have pointed to the uneven performance of charter schools in the 42 other states that now permit them.

They are also concerned about the uneven performance of the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), the regulatory agency which decides what changes can be made in the operating permit and how to enforce the provisions of the permit.

And yet, despite the continued uneven performance of emerging versus developed economies, the consensus is for higher growth this year.

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Performance of the different offerings was uneven; two large funds launched at the company's peak tumbled by 20 per cent at one point, damaging the nascent firm's reputation.

Horgan's strong performance is welcome news to anti-pipeline warriors who have been nervous because of Horgan's uneven resolve before he formed government.

Much of c - store discussion surrounding Monster over the past year concerned the uneven rollout and performance of the brand's new «super soda» line called Mutant; this year, the line will be getting a new clear, sugar - free, zero - calorie SKU called White Lightning to complement the bright green original and Red Dawn varieties.

Add that to what we know of our wide players and it makes for uneven looking performances.

If you take your stroller on uneven surfaces you can lock the wheels for more stability and enjoy the maximum performance of this stroller.

But a Time Warner News / Siena College poll taken last month, before an uneven debate performance and the leaked video sent his poll numbers tumbling, shows the perils of publicly repudiating Trump.

Regular performance of sports (e.g., cycling, swimming) and activities (e.g., typing on a computer, painting) that involve an uneven stimulation of the muscles that are involved in UCS

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.

Critic Consensus: Despite uneven writing, The Last O.G. succeeds on the strength of Tracy Morgan's inspired performance and Tiffany Haddish's comic instincts.

David Ehrlich of Indiewire claims it's a «wildly uneven but consistently entertaining night at the movies,» and Screen Daily's Tim Grierson agrees: «Led by strong performances from John David Washington and Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman is sobering, darkly funny, uneven and impossible to ignore.»

Throughout the film there are several cinematic camera tricks, which hit the mark about half the time (and are annoying the other half), and overall the performances of the cast are good, though I thought that the cheerleader's portrayal was a bit uneven, perhaps due to the script that had her alternatevely playing hot and cold.

The film's superb action sequences, beautiful cinematography, fine performances and haunting soundtrack are real stand - outs, but, unfortunately, they're undercut by uneven pacing and the inclusion of a little too much padding.

But now the piper has come for payment, and the price is the manifold shortcomings of Green Lantern: a woefully underdeveloped script; dubious casting (I don't care how many billion galaxies are out there: in none of them is Tim Robbins the father of Peter Sarsgaard); slack, aimless direction by Martin Campbell; and a set of decidedly uneven performances.

The Last of Robin Hood, which focuses on the twilight of Errol Flynn's life and career, is an uneven mix of brilliant performances and an inert, aimless story.

Set deep in the English countryside, the feature debut from Smith can be tonally uneven but boasts enough solid performances and pops of quality car chases to recommend it.

An uneven movie with some great, subtle performances, The Reader has no easy answers and leaves us wondering about the borderline of moral reprehensibility.

The biggest surprise of the piece is Wasikowska's uneven performance: her accent dropping in and out, she generally gives off the impression that she squeezed this thing in between a full dance card.

It's certainly tonally uneven and you get the sense that Slattery is a little out of his depth in balancing it all but he does manage to deliver many excellent scenes, has a fantastic eye for detail and draws out superb performances from his entire cast.

That clash of R - rated approach and broad melodrama proves an uneven pitch at times but Macdonald's signature intensity, combined with another sneak attack performance from Saoirse Ronan, assembles a thrilling genre entry that stands firmly alongside its contemporaries in terms of quality.

Ten more: S. Craig Zahler's Brawl in Cell Block 99, a violent yarn with an indomitable Vince Vaughn performance; BPM, a moving look at AIDS activists in Paris; Before I Fall, a teen Groundhog Day; Luca Guadagnino's Call Me by Your Name, a lush holiday at an Italian villa; Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, with its ingenious time - shifting narrative; Alexander Payne's social comedy Downsizing; William Oldroyd's Lady Macbeth, a period piece with bite; the uneven but lively satire The Square; Steven Soderbergh's clever heist picture Logan Lucky; and the Twilight Zone vibe of The Killing of a Sacred Deer.

It boasts some fine performances, and as we all know from Ender's Game, Butterfield has the uncanny ability to make uneven material work, such is his natural charisma and skill in front of the camera.

Ball's remarkably frank approach to a number of decidedly taboo subjects - rape plays an increasingly key role as the movie unfolds - is generally allayed by the undercurrent of darkly comedic elements, though it's ultimately Bishil's exceptionally strong performance that holds the viewer's interest throughout the movie's admittedly uneven running time.

Though it suffers from an overlong running time and an increasingly uneven structure, Psycho nevertheless lives up to its reputation as one of the most entertaining and suspenseful horror films of all time - with Anthony Perkins» spellbinding performance heightened by timeless set pieces, Bernard Herrmann's justifiably legendary score, and, of course, Alfred Hitchcock's consistently captivating directorial choices.

The performances of the leads are uneven, but supporting players, including Cicely Tyson, help the movie build to a strong conclusion.

Island also lacks strong sympathetic characters, which coupled with uneven performances and a coincidence - filled course of events, makes for a film which reaches for spectacle and merely hits «fairly engaging.»

It's not necessarily a bad film and it boasts some fine performances, but it ultimately suffers from a terminal case of not having a firm grasp on its own point, leading to an uneven tone and baffling plot twists.

Wiig doesn't have as much to do, but after many frustratingly uneven serious performances of late («The Skeleton Twins,» «Hateship Loveship «-RRB-, she nails this role.

They mistrust claims of voluntarism and find the potential loss of state sovereignty a bigger threat to America's educational wellbeing than today's uneven standards and slipshod academic performance.

In most cases, however, student underachievement, particularly in reading, can be identified by testing skills in the academic domain in question; by direct comparisons of the student's age and grade with speaking, reading, writing, and math skills; or simply by uneven overall performance regardless of IQ level.

Lastly, Markell wrote of the «unsettled and uneven» performance history of choice programs.

Second, student gains were uneven across Teach to One's schools; one school in particular stood out with student - learning gains significantly higher than those posted in other schools, which begs the question of what is causing the performance gains — the Teach to One model or some other factor.

Though New Hampshire has some of the highest - performing public schools in the nation, performance across school districts is uneven.

Based on a study of more than 40 states, «State Test Score Trends through 2008 - 09, Part 2: Slow and Uneven Progress in Narrowing Gaps» compares student performance on state tests and state - level results from the National Assessment of Education Progress.

It lays out a blueprint for addressing three of the most intractable challenges facing college applicants today: excessive academic performance pressure, the emphasis on personal achievement over good citizenship, and the uneven opportunities available to students of varying income levels and backgrounds.

The academic results in the recovery district charters have been remarkably uneven, with some closing because of dismal performance, and other upstarts posting higher scores in some grades than the longtime academic leaders.

Despite wildly uneven performance, they've gained a quick - fix cachet amid a pandemic of failure.

The in - school performance pattern of the students in this study suggests that the reversal of underachievement may be lengthy and marked by uneven progress.

«Reduce uneven incentives and avoid «incentive cliffs» by increasing [school performance score] points more gradually as students move to higher performance levels,» notwithstanding the fact that no research to date has evidenced that such incentives incentivize much of anything intended, at least in education.

But what's most apparent is the abilities of the PDCC roll bars to slacken off when the car is cruising in a straight line, removing the sort of head toss that could blight a stiffly sprung high performance SUV over uneven road surfaces.

These services help prevent uneven tread wear and performance issues, prolonging the life of your tires.

The voice - acting is uneven in both performance and existence, as if the relevant teams paid their actors with the budget of 12 Big Mac meals (medium).

Like some of the previous entries, performance is rather uneven, with evident frame rate drops on the field which can be distracting but thankfully not in a major way.

Uneven but ultimately exhilarating, «Isa Genzken: Retrospective» showcases a body of work that, while marked by frequent shifts in approach (from Minimalism to Post-Minimalism and from Conceptualism to Pop) and including a variety of mediums (sculpture, painting, collage, performance, photography and film), is remarkably consistent in its themes.

Hopefully with Apple switching to custom chips, issues the current generation of MacBook Pro laptops suffer from — such as poor battery life and uneven performance in some cases — will be a thing of the past.

This is causing an uneven performance in sales closings, which is likely to continue, but we also see notably higher levels of sales activity compared with a relatively flat performance in the preceding four years,» Yun says.