The report wrongly said that standards here compare poorly with other developed nations, and that 0.2 per cent of vocational learners progress to higher education.

Even at the best of times, my work compared poorly to the most mundane of medical interventions here.

This was the slowest rate of growth since 2003 and compares poorly with the previous quarter, when growth was 6.1 per cent.

He believes that a fancy cooker compares poorly with a fancy car.

Her vehicle facilities impressed, but passenger accommodation compared poorly with the 1964 ships.

After all, it may be that teams that do well keep selecting the same defenders and teams that defend poorly change them.

They defend poorly at times but can score for fun.

They defended poorly and looked a bag of nerves.

In the second half we were more progressive but defended poorly.

They defended poorly and after a promising start, faded badly.

Swelling of the jaw that causes dentures to fit poorly or become uncomfortable.

The small earcups fitted poorly and vibrated, implying flimsy construction.

No wonder it all fits poorly into a television show.

There's no point paying for those handmade tiles or bespoke brass if they are then fitted poorly.

It also didn't help that this demand fits poorly with the brand of activism championed by so many human rights advocates during the 1970s and after.

The reduced pressure and humidity at altitude cause taste buds to function poorly, making foods taste blander.

Materials such as reflective foil have a high thermal conductivity and would function poorly as a conductive insulator.

Yet the confused status continued to exist on and off, although at the end for the most part to function poorly.

The trams were delivered late and functioned poorly when put into traffic.

It was impoverished, its dinners and functions poorly attended and its benchers lacking professional prestige.

Either she had been poorly prepared by her teachers or the exam rubric was less than clear.

Not only are they struggling with student debt and unemployment, but their childhood has left them poorly prepared to cope with hardship, the study concluded.

Lord's in the second half of the 19th century became more of a fairground because the pitch was so poorly prepared and dangerous.

Most analysts believe we are poorly prepared for such a cyber conflict.

It needs to improve pension provision for those of its citizens who are poorly prepared for old age.

But their latest complaints seemed poorly timed and worryingly self-indulgent.

The injury could not have been more poorly timed.

What looked like a masterstroke three years ago, now seems like a poorly timed deal that has saddled the group with uncomfortable debts.

All this seems rather poorly timed.

But lawyers believe that the far-reaching and little-noticed proposals are unnecessary and poorly timed, as companies already face a torrent of new regulations in the wake of the financial crisis.

However, hydrometalation with alkyne with various functional groups often react poorly with side products.

They are resistant to cold, but react poorly to heat.

Some people's skin may also react poorly to the sweating, or the hot steam itself.

Every predecessor, at some stage, has struggled for form, or reacted poorly to events, or precipitated crises through their own stupidity.

The men reacted poorly and felt that they had been cheated.

Were he to leave rugby union, it would reflect poorly on many involved.

Unkempt or unruly hair, as well as bad hygiene, was said to reflect poorly on an individual’s inner state.

The mechanism may be full of flaws and faults but these reflect poorly on those that staff the system, not the system itself.

She fears it could reflect poorly on him and doesn't know what to do.

He asked that his name not be used for fear the dispute would reflect poorly on his firm.

Older immune systems often respond poorly to vaccines.

Knowing the expression patterns of a normal responder may help identify individuals who will respond poorly to a compound.

Some respond poorly to anesthesia.

This population of individuals respond poorly to the current medical paradigm.

When so many people either offend or respond poorly, we can not limit ourselves to blaming individuals, but must also look at systemic causes.

We do well for business skills and innovation but score poorly for education and government interference.

Don't worry if you score poorly at first.

If a student were to score poorly on the writing section, then the score would be reduced from 25 to 23 at the most.

Youngsters who scored poorly were more likely to have cognitive and memory problems by the time they reached their 70s.

Perhaps not coincidentally, they also scored poorly in terms of happiness.

This makes us more likely to sleep poorly, wake early and be unable to get back to sleep.

Their attention span decreases, they are usually hyperactive and distractible, they sleep poorly, and their school performance deteriorates.

Often people feel disorganized, tired, have trouble concentrating, sleep poorly and have vivid dreams, and experience change in appetite.

Half of those surveyed felt that they often slept poorly and believed it had an impact on training and performances.

There are the common ones, such as feeling low, losing interests, sleeping poorly and struggling to concentrate.

In that interview he said that he had been treated poorly after leaving the military four years short of his retirement date.

He claims that the residents were treated poorly by estate managers and were overcharged for buildings insurance and the 24-hour telephone support service.

There have been plenty of stories of his employees being treated poorly.

He described the rebel commander as a very bad subject, and wrote that he and other prisoners were treated poorly in the camp.

Miners had long believed that they were treated poorly.