Example sentences of "have fail [to-vb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes you have to fail to become a winner and we did with League Cup final defeats to Leeds and Swindon . |
| 2 | Clinic surveys in Scotland , America , and Germany have failed to confirm an association but have been criticised for flaws in study design . |
| 3 | STRONG objections from residents have failed to stop a house at Lagmore Road in Dunmurry being used as a youth club . |
| 4 | MINISTERS HAVE failed to find a way of fending off Conservative Party conference pressure for extra funds to ease the introduction of the poll tax , it emerged yesterday . |
| 5 | Fatalism is the order of the day — and if your best efforts have failed to find a job , it 's understandable that you might feel fatalistic . |
| 6 | Other studies have failed to show a relation between serum cholesterol and colorectal carcinoma . |
| 7 | The Rovers have failed to establish a team pattern and there are rumours the ‘ old brigade ’ resent the high wages of the imported expensive stars . |
| 8 | Antarctic Treaty nations have failed to approve a recommendation to turn the continent into a " world park " , but they agreed to discuss draft proposals for an " environmental protocol " at a further meeting in April this year . |