Example sentences of "[noun] has failed [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Blues ' striker has failed to agree new terms with manager Howard Kendall which could signal his departure from Goodison Park . |
| 2 | With some exceptions ( notably Renault French industry has failed to install modern manufacturing equipment . |
| 3 | However , the occasional study has failed to demonstrate increased platelet aggregation in diabetics free of vascular disease ( Petersen & Gormsen , 1978 ; Corbella et al , 1979 ) and certainly it would appear from the studies as a whole that platelet aggregation is more enhanced in diabetics with complications . |
| 4 | One of the early theories about the causes of hyperkinetic syndrome put it down to brain damage , but research has failed to find any evidence of this . |
| 5 | It is disappointing that Management has failed to provide this information on the issues raised by IBOA and IBOA has referred this to the Labour Relations Agency for a Conciliation Meeting . |
| 6 | The paltry $7 million judgment is growing by $2,000 a day because De Lorean has failed to make several payments on time . |
| 7 | With this defence the defendant is saying that the plaintiff has failed to take reasonable care and thereby been partly responsible for his own injuries , loss or damage . |
| 8 | Curiously , perhaps , as linguistics has become increasingly ‘ applied ’ and concerned with social setting , its impact on teacher education has failed to make corresponding advances , Education Departments , as the questionnaire results show , do employ people with linguistic training , and applied linguistics backgrounds are shared by the holders of at least three current Chairs in Education ( two at London , one at Southampton ) . |
| 9 | that the respondent has failed to provide reasonable maintenance for the applicant ; |
| 10 | Mr Foster also called on the region 's chairman Peter Carr to issue a statement clarifying the position , adding : ‘ So far the NRH has failed to provide any kind of explanation or issue any credible public statement . |
| 11 | The criticisms have fallen into certain categories , one general line being that the service has failed to adopt modern methods of management , that it has been slow in understanding the use of statistical information and of specialized knowledge of the social services , and that it does not think ahead enough or organize its planning on a sufficiently systematic basis , in part because officials spend too much time on routine departmental work . |
| 12 | It does not mean that God has failed to give any indication of his person through ‘ the moral law within and the starry heaven above ’ . |
| 13 | The fact that this conclusion enables the ombudsman to investigate complaints that a professional man has failed to use due care and skill otherwise that in accordance with the common law , is no reason for reaching a contrary conclusion either . |
| 14 | Mr Clinton has failed to draw clear lines not just because the world , seen from the Oval Office , is complicated , nor because he is congenitally easy-going ; it is also because the structure for effective leadership is not yet in place . |
| 15 | LTOM has failed to entice private clients , who account for only 20% of its business but are the lifeblood of options markets overseas . |
| 16 | BSDI has filed a motion to dismiss the claim , saying that USL has failed to provide any basis for its allegations . |
| 17 | Even recent liberalisation has failed to dispel deep-seated suspicions that discrimination still lurks beneath the surface . |
| 18 | The Minister has failed to counter that argument . |
| 19 | But the survey has failed to detect any improvement in confidence and the institute is blaming political uncertainties . |
| 20 | Ian Salisbury : the spinner has failed to trouble Indian batsmen |
| 21 | As the US government admits that its trade embargo against Haiti 's military regime has failed to reintroduce democratic reforms , communication groups in the country are gaining both local and international respect for their efforts to support Haiti 's democratic movement by providing up to date information and analysis of events . |
| 22 | The Labour party has failed to answer those questions . |