Example sentences of "failed [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It came after Benn failed to attend a press conference at London 's Bloomsbury Crest Hotel to publicise his WBC super-middlewight title defence against Nicky Piper at Alexandra Palace on Saturday . |
| 2 | Mrs Allsopp failed to attend a meeting last night of the Parish Council , of which she 's chairman . |
| 3 | US Secretary of State James Baker and Israel 's ambassador to the USA Zalman Shoval met for a third round of talks in Washington on Feb. 21 but failed to arrange a compromise agreement on the terms of Israel 's request for loan guarantees worth US$10,000 million to be used for the absorption of new Jewish immigrants . |
| 4 | When the large whisky-blending house of W. and G. Pattison collapsed fraudulently the following year he tried and failed to arrange a rescue package , but DCL did provide financial help to firms unwittingly caught up in the crash . |
| 5 | AN X-ray doctor failed to spot a three-inch piece of glass lodged in a patient 's chest . |
| 6 | The High Court heard allegations that each doctor in turn failed to spot a deformity of the left hip . |
| 7 | Last year Labour MP Brian Sedgemore finally abandoned a libel action against The Times newspaper after a jury failed to agree a verdict . |
| 8 | But AMV failed to agree a price with WPP 's Martin Sorrell . |
| 9 | Lennie Lawrence , Middlesbrough 's manager , confirmed his interest at the weekend , saying he was prepared to take the matter to a transfer tribunal if he failed to agree a fee with Keegan . |
| 10 | In doing so , he failed to see a pothole in the driveway , fell off and was injured . |
| 11 | So intent was she on making a good impression , she failed to see a crane coming towards her . |
| 12 | The Soviet government failed to provide a warning of the accident to European governments and when information was offered it was incomplete . |
| 13 | It could however intervene if any of the following defects were present : if the agency relied on factors which Congress had not intended it to consider ; failed to consider an important aspect of the problem ; offered an explanation which ran counter to the evidence before the agency ; was so implausible that it could not be sustained ; or failed to provide a record which substantiated their findings . |
| 14 | But the Crown Prosecution Service has dropped the case after four post mortems failed to establish a cause of death . |
| 15 | The announcement led to informal discussion between the Board 's officers , District representatives and the National WEA but failed to establish a basis for co-operation of provision in either county . |
| 16 | However , on the facts the plaintiff failed to establish a breach of such duty to take care and E. Lacon & Co. were held not to be liable to the plaintiff . |
| 17 | Even then they failed to catch a glimpse of the plane , it had been immediately engulfed in a fifty-foot-high curtain of water and spray . |
| 18 | Malerba was on last month 's Atlantis shuttle flight which failed to launch a satellite to produce electricity . |
| 19 | Minutes later , at the other end , Roy Gordon failed to accept a chance in front of an open goal . |
| 20 | Many professionals said this failed to plug a gap in the Children Act . |
| 21 | On 7 February 1968 he failed to meet a friend , who was worried enough to call at Adams 's house on El Roble in Beverly Hills to find out what had happened to him . |
| 22 | stamps of Great Britain failed to attract a buyer , and is safely stored away for next year . |
| 23 | The first ballot on opting out at Southlands failed to attract a vote from the required 50 per cent of parents . |
| 24 | Solicitations for military promotion could become quite pointed if the politician did not act quickly , as the Earl of Marchmont discovered when he failed to secure a promotion for Lieutenant James Wedderburn , whose uncle complained was |
| 25 | The successful vote on energy policy reflected the broad national consensus which had developed since the issue was last addressed in a referendum in 1983 , when the proposal failed to secure a majority in more than half the cantons as required [ see p. 32643 ] . |
| 26 | Despite Bush 's support for Puerto Rican statehood ( declared in 1989 ) , the referendum plan was killed on Feb. 27 , 1991 , when the US Senate energy and natural resources committee ( which had responsibility for the legislation ) failed to secure a majority to bring the bill authorizing the referendum before the Senate . |
| 27 | He had indicated that if the PSD failed to secure a majority at least as big as that obtained in 1987 , he would refuse to form a new government or a coalition . |
| 28 | In your letter you said two four hour sessions failed to pull a response . |
| 29 | The other notable picture , Rembrandt 's early and small Daniel and Cyrus before the Idol of Bel , estimated at ‘ over £5 million ’ failed to find a buyer after bidding stopped at £6 million . |
| 30 | A collection of early aviation postcards failed to find a buyer , but as compensation early space flight memorabilia such as the Union Flag carried by Al Warden and taken with him on Apollo 15 around the moon sold for an impressive £1,600 . |