lacklustre performance

collocation in English

meaningsoflacklustreandperformance

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lacklustre
adjective
uk
/ˈlækˌlʌs.tər/us
/ˈlækˌlʌs.tɚ/
without energy ...
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performance
noun
uk
/pəˈfɔː.məns/us
/pɚˈfɔːr.məns/
how well a person, machine, etc. does a piece of work or ...
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(Definition oflacklustreandperformancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Nor are the claims for the city'slacklustreperformancein slum clearance supported by detail from housing department sources.
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It stands in stark contrast to hislacklustreperformancelast night.
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Our critics cannot ignore thelacklustreperformanceof too much of our public sector investment over the years.
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He gave a curiouslylacklustreperformance: perhaps, as a closet devolutionist going back 20 years, his heart is not really in it.
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However, by 1942 the club's continuedlacklustreperformancesaw them in last place and relegated from the top flight.
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Hislacklustreperformanceand high price tag, in excess of $500,000, has been widely criticised.
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However, after alacklustreperformancein the second half of the season, the team was not able to avoid relegation.
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It was only a moderate success, and various factors were proposed to assess blame for thelacklustreperformance, including the conductor not having thoroughly learned the score in advance.
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Do they really think that their mediocre, dull contributions and their lacklustre performances and dreary personalities will become national entertainment?
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By then the team had a tendency to put in lacklustre performances and in the end had to make do with third place in the league.
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