1.   It recently showed poor results on two internal safety audits.

2.   These changes were shelved after pilot projects showed poor results.

3.   There were strong performances in some of our key business sectors, although theses were offset by poor results elsewhere.

4.   The aetiology of chronic idiopathic constipation is uncertain, and attempts to cure it have given poor results.

5.   This in turn has led clinicians to try to identify the factors that might be responsible for poor clinical results.

6.   We have abandoned restorative proctocolectomy after failed ileorectal anastomosis in patients with slow transit constipation as half have now requested pouch excision because of poor results.

7.   Until a few years ago this was the uncontested domain of surgeons because of the poor results of pharmacological treatment.

8.   Of the two patients with recurrent pouchitis who have ulcerative colitis both have had pouch excision because of poor functional results.

9.   A poor result was obtained from one private jacuzzi which resulted in its closure pending further investigations.