Example sentences of "[coord] fail [to-vb] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | British libel law errs by inhibiting free speech and failing to provide a system for correcting factual errors which is speedy and available to all victims of press distortion . |
| 2 | Having tried and failed to find a buyer for its relatively big German subsidiary and its other European subsidiaries , a quest that was made urgent by its need for cash , MAI Systems Corp , Tustin , California has handed the subsidiaries over to its US and Canadian banks . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The seller sold one car for £350 but failed to find a purchaser for the other . |
| 5 | President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali , in a speech marking the fifth anniversary of his assumption of power on Nov. 7 , 1987 , announced reforms of the civil service , but failed to announce a timetable for multiparty democracy . |