Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] been [art] failure " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the crucial missing link has been the failure to recognise the user need to develop unambiguous specifications which can be used by IT suppliers as a target for IT products and services . |
| 2 | Organizationally , the weakness has been the failure to develop an appropriate management structure . |
| 3 | Perhaps the most significant barrier to the growth of the factoring industry has been the failure to ‘ package ’ the service effectively . |
| 4 | I have to conclude that my work has been a failure ’ Labour MP Clare Short . |
| 5 | The allies ' biggest visible flop at the outset of this war has been the failure to knock out the launchers of Iraq 's Scud missiles . |
| 6 | The biggest problem has been the failure of farmers to stick to the requirement to withdraw the drug at least 10 days before pigs are slaughtered . |
| 7 | One consequence of these lacunae in multiculturalist discourse has been a failure to confront issues of cultural difference . |
| 8 | The most worrying feature of this decline has been the failure of the industry to train people . |