The jokes seemed to be aimed at an older audience, where as to me, the Simpsons movie felt below par and the jokes fairly stale. |
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They say that the mark of a great team is the ability to grind out results when they are below par, and this was another conspicuous example. |
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Both teams were the only ones in the field to record a gross score below par for the round. |
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He says too many boaties have below par maritime skills, and that can lead to trouble when conditions change rapidly on the water. |
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When he is on song, he is excellent but when he is below par he can create problems for the rest of the team. |
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There is no bigger big-noter than this guy whose own actions of alcohol-fuelled antisocial behaviour are well below par. |
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Two years ago I was overweight, bloated, lacked energy, fell asleep early in the evenings and generally felt below par. |
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Anshuman Rath accrued 28 not out but Hong Kong's score seemed well below par. |
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However, no one is reproaching you: during the six months in which you held the presidency, Europe was operating below par. |
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These services do not, however, cover all rural areas and may be below par in some areas. |
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The disease makes its appearance when the child is in a run down condition and below par. |
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The survey concluded that education is below par causing the poverty of the country. |
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Care for diabetic patients is below par, with only 68 percent tested for cholesterol, and just 37 to 48 percent getting regular eye examinations. |
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The standard of animal welfare in Greece remains below par and the necessary legislation has not been adequately implemented. |
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Although profitability remained below par in the first six months, it returned to satisfactory levels as from the third quarter. |
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Catch up quickly on customer service, where the Group's performance is below par. |
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I think they all had a bellyful of the rugby public's chiding and groaning at lack of skills and below par play that took us to rock bottom at the World Cup. |
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Eventually I gave up trying to accelerate hard because the engine started pinking, which seemed to get worse as time went by, so maybe it was running below par. |
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It will be stuck with below par growth for the foreseeable future as it is forced to come to terms with the slump in the high technology sector, he said. |
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The drop in scoring efficiency across Chelsea's attacking department takes them well below par. |
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I thought Leicester were outstanding on the day but we were well below par. |
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Poor decisions, inappropriate behavior, below par work outputs and negative impacts on colleagues are amongst those issues that can occur. |
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The label also offered below par rate for the dancers who performed with Minogue at the Logies on Sunday. |
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These areas at stake could thus be different from case to case, going to legal, material, complex circumstances, to psychic states of anxiety, passing through being physically below par, lacking energy, even being fragile. |
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The same applies to a bond bought below par, where holders will see their income yield supplemented by a capital gain as the bond moves up from the price they paid towards par as maturity approaches. |
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Qualifying clients who sold eligible auction rate securities below par between February 11, 2008 and the settlement date will be paid the difference between par and the price of the sale. |
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With volume growth averaging 0.6 p.c. last year, against 1.8 p.c. in 2001, the expansion of private consumption in the euro area was decidedly below par. |
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He's rustier than a really rusty thing and the team have been below par since he joined. |
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Do you have silly excuses for a below par performance? |
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The technical quality is often below par, because most of the production staff, especially the directors of photography, generally lack formal training. |
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Sorry chaps, but these clownish looks are well below par. |
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Chelsea, meanwhile, is performing well below par. |
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He was disqualified for pilot training due to his eyesight being below par, and was classified as a navigator trainee. |
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The Canadian dollar is expected to trade below par with the U. S. dollar this year, as high commodity prices are unlikely to prevent a further deterioration in the trade balance. |
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If a thin working piece is processed, and the springs are equally hard tensioned on the left and the right side, the feed roller can tilt, which will give a result below par. |
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Several trade analysts believe that low-key promotion and below par storyline are the reasons for the poor box office performance. |
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The Gossip's Beth Ditto and New York dance duo Telepathe turn in decent cameos but the likes of Gruff Rhys, Hot Chip and Yeasayer are well below par. |
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Water Royd Pre-School, which has been running for 47 years, was rated 'Requires Improvement' by inspector Rachael Flesher, who found a number of areas below par. |
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