Example sentences of "[noun pl] have failed [to-vb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | MRI may also be useful as a problem solving exercise when other imaging methods have failed to resolve a specific clinical problem relating to malignant disease . |
| 2 | For the umpteenth time they have arisen because Labour nominees have failed to attend a single meeting in the previous 12 months . |
| 3 | The summit was originally intended to improve EC foreign policy co-ordination after member countries had failed to present a united front during the Gulf crisis [ see pp. 37927 ; 37934 ] . |
| 4 | Eight Kent families have failed to get a High Court order forcing two health authorities to hold an independent review of complaints about consultant paediatrician Heather Richardson . |
| 5 | In contrast , several controlled studies have failed to show a protective effect of somatostatin or octreotide in ERCP induced pancreatitis . |
| 6 | The displacement model which has historically prevailed in schools ' responses to troublesome children has failed to show a satisfactory effectiveness either in terms of outcome for identified pupils or in terms of relieving pressure on teachers . |
| 7 | Bett Brothers , the property , housing and leisure group , has ceased operations at Bett Trucks having failed to find a main distributor for Leyland Daf , its franchiser . |