1.   Failure to match performance to expectations has developed into something of a national neurosis.

2.   He came for several weeks just to watch Halsey, who never matched his performance of that first evening.

3.   An index fund attempts to match the performance of a particular stock market index.

4.   As anyone who has used one of these knows, however, no notebook computer can match the performance of a finely-tuned desktop.

5.   A slowing of construction in the fourth quarter prevented the company from matching that performance.

6.   Commentators of all political shades agreed that it was an effective show and that Major would need some powerful showmanship of his own to match the performance.

7.   DLJ may have a hard time matching that performance in subsequent quarters, analysts said.

8.   During such a session, be prepared to match your performance on the test with your performance on the job, and then push for the promotion.

9.   Everyone expects Minnesota to match that performance.

10.   Famed competitors like Toyota show off their techniques to all comers, yet no one else ever appears to match their performance.