Example sentences of "it fail [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It made much of ‘ flexibility ’ but in a way which implied that only certain versions of flexibility were permitted , and it failed to treat the notion of ‘ good practice ’ as the problematic issue it manifestly is . |
| 2 | was joined as second defendant , but the statement of claim disclosed no cause of action against C.T. , as it failed to plead the covenant contained in the licence of 18 February 1974 . |
| 3 | The report says the management was so weak it failed to control the savagery and racism . |
| 4 | Although arterial infusion of TDCA ( 100 µmol/l ) significantly inhibited motor activity , it failed to stimulate the release of PYY ( 67 ( 10 ) pmol/l v 93 ( 22 ) pmol/l ; p>0.05 , n=5 ) . |
| 5 | The National Assistance Act seemed to turn its back on this doctrines yet it failed to jettison the view entirely and it failed to provide financial resources sufficient to enable the Board to avoid having to distinguish between the claims made by applicants , particularly as regards their more unusual needs . |
| 6 | So it failed to turn the heating element off … and the oil was boiled up to 185 degrees centigrade … turning the liquid into explosive vapour . |
| 7 | It failed to resolve the question of foreign influence in Korea , which a decade later led to war between China and Japan . |
| 8 | Sadly , it failed to smother the flames but travelled on through the window , coming to rest on Mr Singh 's Bentley , causing an estimated £567 worth of damage . |
| 9 | Another Gothic design did win a prize , although it failed to satisfy The Saturday Review that it was a bona fide Gothic scheme . |
| 10 | Even with French designer Marc Bohan at its helm it failed to attract the patronage of the younger , trend-setting royals . |
| 11 | It failed to convince the nation that authoritarian methods were necessary to solve Britain 's economic crisis and prevent further political decline , and it was blamed for fomenting the violence and public disorder which became associated with its activities in the 1930s . |
| 12 | Unlike the Piano making concern at Woodchester near Stroud , it failed to stand the test of time . |
| 13 | His appearance , that first term , failed to impress everyone as it failed to impress the Master of his college . |
| 14 | The idea that drinking nablabs was a seriously smart thing to do ant that hordes or women would subsequently fall at one 's feet probably looked great on a storyboard but it failed to impress the punters . |
| 15 | In every respect Britain 's foreign policy was a failure : it failed to do anything which would strengthen the declining influence of the League of Nations ; it failed to prevent the alliance of Italy and Germany : it failed to stop German expansion , and in the last resort , it failed to prevent the agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union which neutralized the Eastern Front for nearly two years . |
| 16 | In every respect Britain 's foreign policy was a failure : it failed to do anything which would strengthen the declining influence of the League of Nations ; it failed to prevent the alliance of Italy and Germany : it failed to stop German expansion , and in the last resort , it failed to prevent the agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union which neutralized the Eastern Front for nearly two years . |
| 17 | One will enable employers to take the union to court , where it would risk losing its immunities , if it fails to repudiate the action . |
| 18 | A hit with critics and the public , it fails to amuse the Church . |
| 19 | This may be an easy point to win , but it fails to answer the question : is it part of the legitimate exercise of freedom for the press to speak out in opposition to a popularly elected government operating in a situation of uncertain stability , with the ever-present threat of division and disunity ? |
| 20 | In particular , it fails to guide the choice between amending and discarding theories which are in trouble with the facts , and it fails to acknowledge that facts depend on theory to identify them . |
| 21 | Most important-ly , it fails to replace the individual 's consciously hypocritical acquiescence to state power with an active ethic of civic responsibility or political obligation . |
| 22 | The weakness of this is that it fails to view the implications of the spending when it makes its impact but only when the spending actually takes place . |
| 23 | Firstly , it fails to explain the mechanisms linking an economic imperative with a penal practice . |
| 24 | It fails to see the complex ( and often hidden ) relational aspects of power which effectively make a nonsense of simple statements about who has power . |
| 25 | The typical curriculum for deaf children and young people places so much emphasis on language and communication that it fails to acknowledge the importance of the accessibility and quality of the surrounding language environment or the depletion of general education that withdrawal into units for specialised tutoring in language and communication causes . |
| 26 | This is not to say it rules out action , but it fails to grasp the relation of action to capitalism . |
| 27 | It fails to predict the downturn in fertility in the UK and in West Germany ( Ermisch 1979 , Eversley and Köllmann 1982 ) . |
| 28 | As officials began their investigations the board of directors of Pearl , led by chairman Einion Holland , said AMP 's takeover bid ‘ is unacceptable and totally inadequate because it fails to reflect the group 's financial strength and prospects ’ . |
| 29 | Again , it fails to hit the target every time . |
| 30 | It fails to provide the infrastructure for mothers ' independence — shelter , childcare and jobs . |