Example sentences of "by fail [verb] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Otherwise we put the continuity of vital work in jeopardy by failing to shelter it from the winds of international currency exchanges . |
| 2 | He proved how difficult this feat is by failing to repeat it at the second time of asking . |
| 3 | For one way of denying someone the respect to which he is entitled is by failing to treat him as an autonomous agent , for example , by unreasonably restricting the range of alternative courses of action from which he can choose . |
| 4 | And as for women in their 30s and 40s , Time claims they feel the feminist movement betrayed them by failing to warn them about the sacrifices women had to make in exchange for equality and by pursuing the wrong goals — pushing more strongly for the equal rights amendment than for child care or flexible working hours . |
| 5 | If you have lost your glasses , it may be that you upset your friends by failing to recognize them in the street . |
| 6 | Also , by failing to protect them from the sun , you may cause problems for your kids later . |