Hoping for sales of at least $600 a square foot the first year and about $1,000 by the third, Barneys is aiming for above-average results by industry standards.

But many investment professionals reject the notion that investors can produce above-average results simply by choosing last year's best performers.

It gets above-average results at GCSE and A-level; Hampshire is a high-performing county.

J. P. Morgan & Company turned in another quarter of above-average results, reporting yesterday that fourth-quarter net income rose 9.3 percent.

It gets well above-average GCSE results and above-average results at A-level, though not particularly high.

Because the study examined the last 49 rolling 12-month periods, it favored funds with consistent above-average results at the expense of those with more powerful but less consistent returns.

The school gets reasonably above-average results at GCSE.

In the last round of GCSE exams, the school gained well above-average results, quite unusual for the Grimsby area.

If her children show promise, she would be entitled to a bonus - like any skilled worker who shows above-average results in his or her work.