1.   But the alternative - to have him believing her poor showing had been caused by drugs, was equally untenable.

2.   By comparison with this vitality, Chichester made a comparatively poor showing.

3.   He insists that he is not worried about the poor showing his party made in the recent local elections.

4.   In my view, the above-quoted explanations for the poor showing, although valid, are too superficial.

5.   The poor showing of school work experience is striking.

6.   His poor showing in his first swim meet just emboldened him to train even harder.

7.   Observers blamed the poor showing on the fact that the major parties had taken on board many of the lighter green policies of Die Grnen.

8.   Thames blamed unacceptably high levels of pesticide use by farmers, local authorities and British Rail for its poor showing.

9.   But the alternative -- to have him believing her poor showing had been caused by drugs, was equally untenable.

10.   Although the Texas senator later revised his position and promised to continue campaigning Tuesday in New Hampshire, the poor showing raised fresh doubts about his staying power.