The first performance lasted about six hours and caused great excitement.

The performance caused a riot, and had to be halted.

People familiar with the situation say the poor performance of the television stations caused friction between the partners.

Then again, the same was true of the Zune 30, and its poor performance didn't cause the company to abandon the music player market.

His performance causes the teacher to push him down to the second reader.

A poor performance will eventually cause the game to end.

However, the dismal performance of the club after the takeover have caused this plan to be put on hold.

That performance may be causing fund flows to narrow somewhat, too.

Bad performance, or poor quality, might cause an unhappy audience.

The team's performance caused a reaction similar that of 1997.