Sentence examples for a familiar tale for from inspiring English sources

It was a familiar tale for England at this World T20: a simple run chase complicated by a loss of nerve and poor decision making.

Going back to the time of Egypt's pharaohs, he notes, Africa's riches have been coveted.This is a familiar tale for Mr Meredith, a former journalist and a biographer with a deep affinity for Africa.

It has been a familiar tale for Hernández, who missed three years of international rugby, including the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand last year, because of a series of injuries.

And even if that history is new to most of us, it is a familiar tale for many nations moving beyond the walls into a territory of common goals.

It was a familiar tale for Blackburn who conceded the first goal for the fourth game in a row and have lost 3-2 in their past three matches.

It's a familiar tale for us".

Cook never looked like giving his wicket away, but it was a familiar tale of frustration for Pietersen.

But it was a familiar tale of woe for Hibs, who were nearly handed an early gift when a back-header from Frazer Wright had goalkeeper Alan Mannus scrambling to push the ball to safety.

A familiar tale of social dysfunction and neglect attended many of the killings, for victim and culprit alike.

"Don't Go Gentle" for the most part chugs along as a familiar tale of angst, dysfunction and guilt spread evenly among the members of a white upper-middle-class family.

BEIJING — It is a familiar tale of modern China with a sadly predictable denouement.