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per fawr muhns

  • n  a dramatic or musical entertainment
    they listened to ten different performances
    the play ran for 100 performances
    the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity
  • n  the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment
    we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal
    an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto
  • n  the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
    they criticised his performance as mayor
    experience generally improves performance
  • n  any recognized accomplishment
    they admired his performance under stress
    when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe
  • n  process or manner of functioning or operating
    they compared the cooking performance of each oven
    the jet's performance conformed to high standards

  • My manager announced a week ago that my unit would be undergoing performance reviews.
  • Why does a performance-enhanced society scorn performance-enhanced athletes?.
  • This performance may well provide the tiny bit of validation that fuels another decade of meaningless talent show crap, and Potts, who was singing for the Queen by year-end, is .
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  • Vicente del Bosque in The Associated Press
    We can say Germany wasn't as good as we thought they'd be today,Spain coach Vicente del Bosque said. "But that is due to the excellent performance of our team."
  • Tim Howard in The Palestine Telegraph
    I'm sure they were excited in bars back home. I can only imagine it was pretty intense,Howard said. "We're a resilient side, you know. We're a tough side and on our day we can put a good performance in."
  • Ben Bernanke in AFP
    The Federal Reserve is working to ensure that compensation packages appropriately tie rewards to longer-term performance and do not create undue risk for the firm or the financial system,said Fed chairman Ben Bernanke.

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