The military was interested in the technology because of its potential performance in outer space.

On the other hand, it became a hot favorite to win because of its ethnic sound and her very sentimental performance.

In America, response was muted, mostly because of the car's performance.

Not because of his poor performance, but because he was chosen in the first place.

It has been closely watched by state officials since 1990 because of students' poor performance in reading and mathematics.

And the numbers keep changing, partly because of the division's deteriorating performance.

They only warmed to Churchill later in the war, because of his performance as a wartime leader.

He was released after the 1997 season because of his declining performance while playing on aching knees.

A permanent transfer was made because of his good performance in May 2002, for €5.7 million.

Everyone has totally lost confidence in him because of his poor performance in the past.