Example sentences of "or fail [to-vb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reckless driving , contrary to section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 , is committed where D 's driving creates an obvious and serious risk of causing physical injury to some other person or of doing substantial damage to property , and where D either saw the risk or failed to give any thought to the risk . |
| 2 | ‘ The justices however failed to make any determination , or failed to make any finding or state any reasons for finding as to whether ( i ) there was any genuine alternative to the making of a secure accommodation order ; ( ii ) all other alternatives had been comprehensively considered and rejected . |
| 3 | Taking things for granted or failing to seek new understanding indicates a lost opportunity for adding to the store of experience . |
| 4 | So although the pluralist decision-making system is widely supported as a process in which diverse political interests can wield influence , the outcomes of the political bargaining process are frequently allocatively inefficient or fail to promote social justice . [ … ] |
| 5 | Not as rosy as you might think if you have to rely on just the state pension , or fail to review existing pension arrangements . |
| 6 | Now are any of the sectors people consider match that or fail to match that criterion ? |
| 7 | Only a Russian would find all that surprising , or fail to understand that freedom which is not misused is not freedom at all . |