Example sentences of "perform [adv] in the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no representation for either of the two dominant political groups in the Hong Kong Legislative Council ( Legco ) — the liberal United Democrats of Hong Kong and the conservative Co-operative Resource Centre — whereas the pro-Chinese New Hong Kong Alliance and Liberal Democratic Federation , both of which had performed badly in the 1991 Legco elections , enjoyed significant representation . |
| 2 | The ‘ Complete Breath ’ exercise ( and the one which follows after ) is best performed outside in the fresh air if possible , at least three times a week . |
| 3 | Vanguard had performed well in the 1974 elections but , as Sarah Nelson notes , ‘ The VUP 's future was bound to be in doubt once it shed its two distinctive Vanguard features : militant opposition to British domination and alliance with workers and paramilitants . ’ |
| 4 | OMEGA products have performed well in the first half of the year achieving significant growth in volume compared with last year . |
| 5 | The two Flemish groups , the separatist Vlaams Bloc and the " ultra-liberal " ROSSEM , which had both performed well in the 1991 elections , were not invited to participate . |
| 6 | The party , which had been formed in 1981 , had won only three seats in the 1987 general election but a rump led by David Owen had refused to merge with the Liberals in January 1988 [ see p. 36501 ] , and had performed poorly in the local elections in May 1991 . |
| 7 | Rohan makes a smart , casual jacket — the Caradhras ( £85 ) — which has Insusoft filling between two layers of windproof Airlight and performs well in the chilling outdoors . |
| 8 | While Jackson and Dixon were performing regularly in the English rings , a black man distinguished himself on the track . |
| 9 | David Calder and Polly Walker performed heroically in the leading roles : in their hands Brenton 's crudely stereotyped hack and his tediously distracted wench almost became convincing . |
| 10 | The Democrats maintained their southern support , winning 26 out of 45 seats in the south , and Chart Thai performed strongly in the central regions , winning 42 out of 83 central seats . |
| 11 | In the contests for around 52,000 seats on over 2,300 local councils , Solidarity-backed Citizens ' Committees won over 41 per cent of the seats nationwide and performed strongly in the main cities , making a virtually clean sweep in Gdansk , Krakow and Wroclaw and taking nearly 90 per cent in Warsaw , the capital . |
| 12 | A possible European Championship place beckoned and he performed well in the 2-2 draw in Prague . |
| 13 | Some further materials were obtained and compared with the charcoal-grey flannel which performed well in the previous experiment . |
| 14 | The Hong Kong economy performed poorly in the first half of 1990 , but not nearly as badly as in the second half of 1989 when it had suffered from the international reaction to the upheavals in China . |