1.   His recent performance opens up the possibility for him to compete in the Olympic Games.

2.   Train arrives at Euston seven minutes late - not bad compared with recent performances, but still late.

3.   The company is keen to review its recent performance and pin down some of the problem areas.

4.   Recent economic performance suggests that a major crisis is at hand.

5.   Judging by their recent performances, they were all living on their memories.

6.   America is still booming, and the Fund expects it to sustain for a while yet its recent miraculous performance.

7.   Among the current offerings is a recent performance of the Bruckner Ninth by Pierre Boulez and the Vienna Philharmonic.

8.   Analysts expected the company to report a loss, perhaps its worst results in years, after warning Wall Street twice about its recent performance.

9.   Analysts said recent performance might deter potential acquirers.

10.   And a number of consultants said money managers had lost accounts because of recent poor performance.