The result means Lyon travel to the Bernabeu in three weeks with an aggregate lead but Madrid should be more than satisfied with the scoreline, particularly after such a stop-start performance.
Did a bunch of players suddenly start taking performance enhancers all at once?
Health Minister Jacqui Smith promised immediate action would be taken to start improving performance in councils with a zero rating.
All predictions about future performance must start with this most basic question: Do companies (and countries) attract money and talent, or repel it?
For a start, the raw performance numbers may flatter hedge funds.
Verizon about to launch its version of the iPhone, and any glitch in performance will start to shift previous network quality complaints from ATT to the Apple product.
In a conference call with analysts, Chief Financial Officer Steve Hare said sales at established restaurants in the first quarter of the year are off to a solid start after a modest performance a year ago.
The fact that up to 70% of the variance in organisational climate is caused by leadership style makes a clear case for directors to start adjusting behaviour and performance to achieve a demonstrable impact on the bottom line.
Ferrari's performance at the start of a season, however, is as good as it's been in years.
Such dynamics have alarmed some investors, since many people buying private-company stock have no insight into those start-ups' financial performance.
NHS. Some suggest that he may replace Patricia Hewitt as health secretary with Alistair Darling, who calmed down transport politics after the rail network's disastrous performance at the start of the decade.
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For 2008, the UNWTO expects demand for international tourism to grow at a rate of two to three percent, but most of that growth is expected to come from the solid performance at the start of the year.
If they're persuaded, the VCs invest, typically through several rounds during which the start-up company must meet performance benchmarks.
Hawaiian Wilson, yet to win on the PGA Tour, matched Rose with a blemish-free performance in his sixth start of the season.
It is also helpful to set up a pay-per-performance compensation plan or start them out as a consultant and make them prove themselves.
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As the variations or short-term disturbances in frequency increase, electronic devices start to malfunction, experience reduced performance and, in extreme cases, suffer permanent damage.
He was also part of the England squad for the 2009 summer tour of Argentina, and was named in the senior Elite Performance Squad at the start of this season.
The D5200 delivers amazing performance with lightning fast start-up time and nearly imperceptible shutter lag, the time when the shutter button is pressed to when the beautiful image is captured.
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With the exception of a poor performance in his only start during Game Four of the National League Championship Series, Lincecum has been absolutely brilliant in his role as a relief pitcher.
Start with a frank assessment of performance.
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Handling was difficult on a wet surface but Paul Cooke delivered an influential performance on his first home start.
Brian Laws' men will, at least, be buoyed by Paterson's performance on his first league start since September, but in truth the Clarets could have lost by more in the face of Pompey's ambition.
It was an under-stated but impressive performance - now the reality will start to bite.
For a start, it would reward only genuinely superior performance.
There were no significant differences in performance between the groups at the start of the study yet TRNS was found to improve the speed of learning for both calculation and rote learning tasks.
Anthony said Woodson's decision to sit him to start the fourth quarter had no effect on his performance.
He was named man-of-the-match after an impressive performance against champions London Wasps at the start of the season.
And if not, when would you hope to see -- start to see the results of his efforts in performance management?
Beyond these current storage products by established storage companies there is a wave of start-up companies working to enhance flash memory performance, increase its endurance and lower its costs.
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And Stevie Wonder made his first appearance on a country music awards show, joining Hunter Hayes for a performance by two guys who got their start as precocious teens.
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