Example sentences of "fails [to-vb] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The kairos approach , whereby God in God 's good time brings into being a new situation , can only be morally credible if one fails to see in sexism the evil which it is . |
| 2 | The deletion mutant Myc N ( retaining residues 178 to 439 ) fails to activate in dimerization and in DNA-binding assays ( Fig 3 c ) , but efficiently enhances transactivation by Max-VP16 ( Fig. 2 b ) . |
| 3 | Such arbitrage fails to set in motion the competitive forces that normally close such openings in a market economy . |
| 4 | Richardson , the only recognised wicketkeeper in the tour party , was struck by a ball from Allan Donald while batting and will be replaced by Kirsten or Mark Rushmere if he fails to recover in time . |
| 5 | If Walker also fails to recover in time for Tuesday 's trip to Leeds , Thorstvedt will face the agonising decision of whether to play for club or country . |
| 6 | The surgeon will be liable in damages if he operates when there is a valid refusal of consent , and liable in damages if he fails to operate in accordance with the principle of necessity when there was no valid decision by the patient . |