But their performance-enhancement mission has placed some in the cross hairs of agencies investigating doping.
British pupils did reasonably well at more advanced topics such as geometry, but their performance on basic arithmetic was poor.
Hull were left aggrieved by some of referee Martin Atkinson's decisions but their performance should give manager Phil Brown optimism that they can avoid relegation.
But their performance had scarcely warranted a victory and Mellis' second goal in successive games since joining the Tykes on loan from Chelsea was just reward for a good second-half performance.
Mr. DAVID KEENE (American Conservative Union): What the Republicans paid the price for was not their vision, but their performance, and from that perspective it should be a wake up call to Republicans around the country that they've got to back to the values that brought them here in the first place.
The Crusaders have lost their four opening Super League fixtures but their battling performance against St Helens has given Dixon hope.
It was a fine way for England to end the day, but their poor performance with the bat means they remain under the cosh.
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Granderson, Teixeira, Rodriguez, Derek Jeter and CC Sabathia may have come into the season with 35 All-Star Game appearances between them, and they may have collectively been paid more than half the teams in the league, but their actual performance ranged from solid to very good.
Dr Cho not only scanned their brains to look at their physical characteristics, but also measured their performance in memory and understanding tests.
But judging on their performance against the Springboks, a win is far from guaranteed.
Benefit corporations should receive greater legal protection for activities that help society, but hurt their financial performance.
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China's big state-controlled banks were among the largest initial public offerings in the world when they listed in recent years, but their recent stock performance has been weak, as investors worry that they are carrying bad debts on their books.
This was the precursor of all subsequent annual CSR reporting and the first time a company felt compelled to state, not only their financial performance, but also the non-financial impacts their operations had on the communities and the environment where they operated.
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In other words, we evaluate ourselves based on our best performance but we evaluate others based on their average performance.
But, judged on their performance in the dialogues at least, Miss Megawati appears by turns hapless and complacent, while Mr Susilo has an air of gravity and confidence.
But their first-half performance against the All Blacks and the way they finished in the 20-15 loss to South Africa a fortnight ago suggest another win against the Wallabies is realistic.
"I thought our players put a lot of effort into their performance but we didn't manage the scoreboard well enough and obviously Italy scored a good try which allowed them to win the game, " he said.
Goalkeeping and defensive errors undermined their performance, but with Kuwait losing they go into the draw in Kuala Lumpur on March 9.
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Managers can become wealthy not by the merits of their performance, but by merely being in the right place at the right time.
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Executives at ConEd took criticism this spring from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and others after they received bonuses for their 2012 performance but later decided to return them.
After the last GP in Monaco Hamilton had predicted that the McLaren cars would struggle through Istanbul Park's high-speed corners but then was encouraged by their performance in Friday practice in Turkey.
"They will have been quite disappointed with their first-half performance against Wales, but in the second half they found their feet, " added Paterson.
New Zealand need to increase their talent pool but it is going to take time if the performance of their youth team at the last Under-19 World Cup, where they lost to Nepal in the Plate final after failing to progress in the main competition, is any indication.
Large pay can surely motivate people, but too much motivation decreases their task performance.
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Apparently the Wilson Sisters have received nothing but rave reviews for their Kennedy Center performance.
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This brings into question not only their overall performance claims but also those of the outside managers they hire.
The problems in Europe erased the gains the stock had previously made thanks to their operating performance, but investors should view that as an opportunity.
Health Minister Malcolm Chisholm pledged extra funds to support an existing mental health information programme, but said boards were accountable for their performance in delivering services.
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Companies use salaries and raises to retain their high performers, but measuring performance itself is difficult, especially in fields that defy simple metrics like widgets built or customer-service calls answered.
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