1.   Because outstanding performance cannot bring in more assets, a good way to reward management would be with a sliding scale of payments.

2.   Her final performance brought the curtain down on her life.

3.   Her performance brought her a second Oscar nomination, for best supporting actress.

4.   Her performance brought her a second Oscar nomination, this time for best supporting actress.

5.   In swimming and track and field, every remarkable performance brings not wonder but immediate distrust.

6.   In the past, administrators have shied away from testing these students, fearing that their performances would bring down the school average.

7.   In the past, administrators have been loath to test such students, fearing that their performance would bring down the average scores of their schools.

8.   McGrady, who is already one of the bigger stars of the NBA, thinks his performance will bring him more notoriety.

9.   Nonetheless, Herta figures this performance brings him closer to his goal.

10.   Oh, sure, those performances brought him a pair of Golden Globes from the Hollywood Foreign Press, but nobody really counts those.