Sentence examples for amounts to a failure from inspiring English sources

In the years since, she's watched what amounts to a failure boom take place in her industry.

"Counsel's conduct amounts to a failure to act diligently and in good faith and does not demonstrate the highest standards of professional conduct," judges at the tribunal said in the ruling.

"The turnout is not a model for anyone, because it amounts to a failure". The Constitution was signed by European leaders in October and then sent to the member states for ratification, and will take effect on Nov. 1, 2006, if it is approved by all 25 members of the union, 10 of which are expected to hold referendums.

It may be more politically expedient, but it really amounts to a failure of the imagination, and only serves to play into the new dire homonormativity.

As usual, this amounts to a failure at managing his public image, and consequently, a failure at PR. Whatever the president's personal vices or virtues may be, he will not be able to effectively govern without learning first that a campaign is not an administration, and second, that the expectations facing him, the expectations he has willingly taken upon himself, are not going to go away.

She had three serious mistakes, which amount to a failure.

Any decision to scale back, he suggested, would amount to a failure of vision.

Many of these tragedies were entirely preventable and amount to a failure by the state in its duty of care.

A retreat from the use of force now would appear to amount to a failure for the United Nations.

So, if a particular opportunity was missed, does the failure to capitalise on the opportunity amount to a failure of professional duty?

The failure to take into account all the evidence – in particular key ballistics evidence – amounted to a failure in law, the judges said.