Sentence examples for a general failing from inspiring English sources

The second omission concerns how legalisation of hard drugs would actually work – a general failing of the movement which seeks solutions in legal and social policy rather than political economy.

First of all, there is evidence that, in general, failing hearts have a reduced ratio between work performed and oxygen consumed (mechanical efficiency) [ 45].

In general, failing at death is worse than failing at life.

THE decision by Turkey's highest court to ban the country's third-largest political party on the ground that its Islamic flavour flouts the secular constitution is yet another instance of Turkey's judges and generals failing to realise that tolerance rather than repression should be their nation's route to harmony and prosperity.

The latest depletion of funds continues a pattern which began in December, when the previous government called a general election after failing to elect a new president.

Similarly, a general excuse for failing to do something failing to apply one's brakes, for example—would be that one couldn't do it.

The literal-mindedness is of course meant as a commentary on the little hypocrisies that lubricate social intercourse but also impede true connection; Elwood's invention of an imaginary nonhuman companion is a comment on the general failings of common humanity.

But according to Cozier, the senior players in the team caused problems for the management, and when the players returned home, Ambrose and three other members of the team were fined 10 per cent of their tour fee in Ambrose's case, the fine was for "general failings of behaviour and attitude", and setting a bad example to younger team-mates.

"Compromise agreements are not drafted to prevent discussion about general failings that might impact on students.

Vernon, who is himself an agnostic, has made just such a case on behalf of the religious, and I'm afraid I find it all too representative of their general failings.

Although the general failings of the Peruvian logging system have been known for years, we present an up to date, comprehensive analysis to identify the geographic scale and legal violations related to the problem.