Having magisterially analysed the problem, the report is rather disappointing when it comes to solutions.
Then there is the pollsters' rather disappointing record in some of the key elections that have taken place since 1997.
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There have been a great many arguments leveled against the rather disappointing ending(s) of Mass Effect 3 in the past few weeks.
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Given the fall in the pound of about 25% in its trade-weighted value from mid-2007, Britain's trading performance has been rather disappointing.
The last meaningful encounter, at Euro 2004, ended in a rather disappointing 1-1 draw, and didn't offer much in the way of theatrics.
"Another rather disappointing survey adds to fears that the UK recovery continued to lose momentum at the start of the fourth quarter, " said Markit's chief economist Chris Williamson.
On paper, 80-cores sounds impressive, but when the software isn't doing anything imaginative with them it's actually rather disappointing: during a demonstration, Intel could only manage to get 1 Teraflop out of the chip, a figure which many medium- to high-end graphics cards are easily capable of.
Let's not say evils, but rather, the lesser of disappointing, defective possibilities.
So my friend and I could have commiserated about the disappointing show that night, rather than a week later.
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The Elephants themselves were deeply disappointing - a collection of talented individuals rather than a team, although the effect of being in Cabinda after what happened to Togo should not be underestimated.
Once hedge funds and other investors began dumping the shares after Apple reported a few quarters of mildly disappointing results, downside momentum picked up and overall sentiment changed rather dramatically.
Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson said it was "very disappointing" but added "it is better that the series has been postponed rather than cancelled".
There are a variety of reasons for the slide, in particular the disappointing first weekend iPhone sales, which came in at 5 million units, rather than the 8-10 million some pundits had projected.
This morning's news that Jaguar Land Rover is to site its new engine plant in Wolverhampton rather than south Wales is "good news for the UK economy" or "obviously disappointing", depending where you're sitting this morning.
"Our son lost his life protecting this nation, and it is very disappointing that we are now faced with an administration that seems more concerned with protecting themselves rather than revealing the truth behind Operation Fast and Furious, " the statement said.
It's the right one-two response to this disappointing choice by a president who seems determined to use his second term to provoke and attack his opponents rather than to unite and lead the country.
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