11.   But her performances have to stack up against two other records that suggest some limitations in her work.

12.   But his performances have certain imperial qualities.

13.   But in the allegro section, and for the rest of the work, the performance had confidence and brio.

14.   But overall the performance had an overly insistent quality, and at times the coordination between the instrumentalists and the singers was off.

15.   But that performance has to be given an asterisk.

16.   But the lackluster performance may have more to do with worries about a coming glut of movie theaters.

17.   But the performances have an organic authenticity that comes mostly from his ideal realization of tempo.

18.   But the performances have an understated gravity and the screenplay a thematic consistency that largely avoid tawdry manipulation.

19.   But these full-bodied performances had a transcendent kind of authenticity.

20.   But the film itself is so dreadful that their performances have almost no impact.