weak competition

But that may only be because it has been up against weak competition.

Winter further argued that in the case of weak competition selective pressure will be limited.

But considering the weak competition, this children's video has enough enchantment to place it among the season's best.

Weaker competition results in better relative performance.

Both teams finished behind the Devils - in a weaker conference, against weaker competition.

Several factors make online poker appealing to players: speed, convenience, weak competition, no need to tip dealers.

That might be the lone salve for the Nets; a slow start has not been so damaging because of their weak competition in the standings.

"Trying to squash the weaker competition may not be illegal but it's unethical," said Ms. Coleman.

Furthermore, the official fall season had yet to begin, placing Glee against weaker competition in the ratings than the remainder of the season would experience.

Seeing the weak competition, Amheim & Boon put down their show in the same city eight hours before, and they were ready to parade.

Facing weak competition on the other networks, "Still Standing" brought in 9.12 million viewers and "Listen Up" drew 9.14 million.

Kaymer will need to pick up the pace at the season's other three majors just to demonstrate that he's not just the beneficiary of weaker competition.

Michael Davies, the show's executive producer, said he wanted to see how a celebrity week would work, especially when placed against the relatively weaker competition outside the sweep month.

D) Keep it as a summer show: that way it would face weaker competition and can thrive as a steady source of ratings amid the repeats.

New markets with weak competition are inflation-prone, and new governments will be under pressure to use debt as a major means of financing public demands for social programs.

In its most recent 10 international matches, some against weak competition like Libya and Estonia, Canada has a 2-8 record and has been outscored by 28-12.

Instead, they believe that colleges are useful at filtering out players who can dominate against weak competition in high school, but cannot succeed at a higher level of play.

Part of its initial success was a result of weak competition, with CBS and NBC opposing it with news documentary programs.

While Oklahoma's home-heavy schedule and weak competition hurt its computer ranking, Miami helped itself by beating Florida State and Louisville.

Schoeneck's inflated statistics in 1884 are at least partly due to the weak competition of the Union Association, as compared to all of the other major leagues.

Ned Allard, who trains the fast filly, said: "She came back a little tired, so I'm going to run her back against weaker competition next time.

"Women who set their sights on the women's championship have no chance to win the overall championship because they play weaker competition and set their sights too low."

Without repeats and facing weaker competition, "N.Y.P.D. Blue" stands an excellent chance of scoring an improved overall rating for the season.

In Sweden, The Bridge won its timeslot for the first five episodes against weak competition from Hawaii Five-0 on TV4.

Their 7-2 record has been dissected and critiqued because of their weak competition and the failures in their two biggest tests, one-sided losses to Washington and Tennessee.