This may seem like a disappointing return on the investment, but one can understand the experts' caution.

Offsetting some of the surplus were disappointing returns in other areas.

Too often, he said, the funds produced disappointing returns.

King was released in 1975, but received disappointing returns.

Still, the majority of funds had disappointing returns when compared with their indexes.

The National Party dissolved following disappointing returns in the elections of 1918.

The initial print run was 15,000, but only 3,000 copies were sold-a very disappointing return.

A 5th place in their first League campaign was a disappointing return for a season that had started with such promise.

But his five-year-old barely got going, finishing last in a disappointing return for Dettori.

Given the disappointing returns thus far, we understand their consternation.