below par

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Finance Minister John O'Dowd said the amount of funding that the UK government had made available to the Executive was "extremely disappointing" and "significantly below par".

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

That figure is substantially below par for any team with serious title aspirations.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Phil Salt took 24 from the second over, bowled by Holder, and West Indies' total looked 15 runs below par.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Although the total appeared below par on paper, the pitch should remain a handful.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

As the only black player on the squad, I was overly self-conscious at first and performed below par.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane