specific performance
noun
1
: the performance of a legal contract strictly or substantially according to its terms
2
: an equitable remedy enjoining specific performance
Examples of specific performance in a Sentence
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In addition to developing city-specific goals, auditors have asked San Jose to more closely scrutinize specific performance metrics for its nonprofit providers, which operate homeless housing and shelters and do most street outreach.
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Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
Yet despite this multiplicity, the nature of its new medium means that an inherently ambiguous character must be fixed to a specific performance, going from passive observer to active presence.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
San Diego enacted specific performance measures in eight of the 14 projects reviewed; the other projects had undefined goals or no goals at all.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
Does any of the very specific performance feedback ring true?
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 18 Dec. 2023
For instance, rather than relying on physical presence or digital indicators as a proxy for productivity, CEOs can use specific performance indicators, such as project completion rates, customer satisfaction scores, and sales targets.
—Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2023
The merger agreement includes a specific performance provision that allows Twitter to force Musk to consummate the deal, according to the original filing.
—Dallas News, 8 July 2022
Some have symptoms in all social situations, while others have specific performance triggers, like eating in public or speaking in class.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 15 Aug. 2023
In his ruling, Chalfant sided with the petitioners in ordering the state to commit to specific performance criteria in the event that its activities harmed wildlife and habitat.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
Yet despite this multiplicity, the nature of its new medium means that an inherently ambiguous character must be fixed to a specific performance, going from passive observer to active presence.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
San Diego enacted specific performance measures in eight of the 14 projects reviewed; the other projects had undefined goals or no goals at all.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
Does any of the very specific performance feedback ring true?
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 18 Dec. 2023
For instance, rather than relying on physical presence or digital indicators as a proxy for productivity, CEOs can use specific performance indicators, such as project completion rates, customer satisfaction scores, and sales targets.
—Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2023
The merger agreement includes a specific performance provision that allows Twitter to force Musk to consummate the deal, according to the original filing.
—Dallas News, 8 July 2022
Some have symptoms in all social situations, while others have specific performance triggers, like eating in public or speaking in class.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 15 Aug. 2023
In his ruling, Chalfant sided with the petitioners in ordering the state to commit to specific performance criteria in the event that its activities harmed wildlife and habitat.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
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“Specific performance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/specific%20performance. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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