Event planners hope to avoid a 'repeat performance' of last year's problems. [=hope that last year's problems will not happen again this year]
a bicyclist who was disqualified for taking 'performance'-enhancing drugs [=drugs that improve your ability to do something]
How has the company's stock 'performance' been? [=has the value of the company's stock been increasing/decreasing?]
(..) Yes, I've seen them all! They're all terrible movies! Listen to me. Okay? You are a terrible actor. I urge you, right now, keep your performance small and real. All right, can you get me a cloak? Why? Because I think my guy would be wearing a cloak. (..)2012 The Dictator
(..) I am Wadiya's number one actor. You don't win four Wadiyan Golden Globes for nothing. Yes, you do, because you gave them to yourself! My performance in Aladeen Jones and the Temple ofDoom was outstanding. I give it thumbs down. Have you seen You've Got Mail Bomb? (..)2012 The Dictator