poor performer
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpoorandperformer
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poor
adjective
uk/pɔːr/us/pʊr/
having little money and/or ...
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performer
noun[C]
uk/pəˈfɔː.mər/us/pɚˈfɔːr.mɚ/
a person who entertains people by acting, singing, dancing, or ...
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(Definition ofpoorandperformerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Indeed, on the whole, bad taste is the last refuge of thepoorperformer.
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He was a prettypoorperformertoday.
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Team members exhibit moderate levels of prosocial behavior when thepoorperformerexhibits low g and low conscientiousness.
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When thepoorperformeris perceived to have high g and low conscientiousness, other team members exhibit the least amount of prosocial behavior.
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It was apoorperformerat starting or at low speeds on steep gradients.
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The locomotive was overweight and apoorperformer.
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Less than 60% of poor performers received resources to improve their performance.
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Since this is a freshman's course, the department is interested to know how this course separates the better students from the poor performers.
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In particular, the academically poor performers found causal and adversative relations challenging.
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Only 14% of inspector respondents noted that regional test results had led to any type of sanction against poor performers.
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Division of the schizophrenia patients in to good and poor performers resulted in two approximately equal groups of good (n=27) and poor (n=26) performers.
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Schools will be required to produce capability procedures for removing teachers who are deemed to be poor performers.
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Some poor performers have improved dramatically in the last 18 months to two years.
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But side by side with a vigorous approach to weeding out poor performers, we must encourage, boost and praise the work of teachers.
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In our view, the few poor performers should not expect to be paid more if they fail to take advantage of what is already available.
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We expect those poor performers to take immediate steps to improve their performance to satisfactory levels.
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The profitability of the smaller chemical companies shows that they have been extremely poor performers.
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We must bring the poor performers up to the standard of the best.
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The performance of local authorities varies, and poor performers must take their share of the blame.
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