dismal performance

collocation in English

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dismal
adjective
uk
/ˈdɪz.məl/us
/ˈdɪz.məl/
sad and ...
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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 ofdismalandperformancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Comparingdismalperformancewith the exceptional, it located 67 companies who grew way above the industry average with 21.7%!
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An important starting point must be thedismalperformanceof our industry in competing for business overseas and in countering the flood of imports.
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Contrast that with ourdismalperformancein the consumer field, and perhaps there are lessons to be learned.
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Thedismalperformanceof the nationalised industries had long been an albatross round the neck of taxpayers, businesses and consumers.
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That is not a record; it is a rather poor anddismalperformanceby anyone's standards.
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One explanation for that contrast between brilliant performance on the one side and a fairlydismalperformanceon the other side is familiar.
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After three years of mismanagement we have witnessed adismalperformancein respect of parliamentary business management, and the taxpayer is £200 million the poorer.
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Is there any opportunity of improvement on thisdismalperformance?
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Does she think that ourdismalperformancehas anything to do with her policies?
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It is adismalperformance.
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His was a verydismalperformance.
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But he didn't try to hide from the media after the game or downplay hisdismalperformance.
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Thisdismalperformancewas due to the loss of their starting pitcher to injury in their game 1 of the season.
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Thedismalperformancesignals the end of his international career, earning 10 appearances over 3 year period.
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Even with thatdismalperformance, he walked away with a no-decision.
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Poorly received due to itsdismalperformance, the 255 was dropped after the 1982 model year.
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This is adismalperformancecompared to his 2011 film which grossed $12.4 million on its opening day and $29.5 million during its opening weekend.
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Sidhu told in an interview that an article criticising hisdismalperformancechanged his cricketing life.
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