Sentence examples for and failed to keep from inspiring English sources

Economies scrambled and failed to keep up.

She struggled, and failed, to keep them out of debtors' prison, the almshouse, asylums.

They complained that the supervisor was cold and remote and failed to keep them informed.

The French were arrogant and failed to keep promises; Abu Dhabi was feeling slighted.The French moved quickly to soothe tempers.

Richardson's demotion came after he missed a practice and failed to keep a doctor's appointment last Monday.

The landlord constantly complained that McVeigh played rock music too loud and failed to keep the yard clean.

Sure, if we outright lie, cheat, steal, and fail to keep our word, others will consider us untrustworthy.

Inaccuracy is a huge problem when companies buy records in bulk — either from the courts or from other companies — and fail to keep them current.

She's married to Ricky, a Cuban-American singer and bandleader who tries and fails to keep her feet on the ground.

For a relatively small company like Alpha, which has 44 employees, the danger in trying to be strong in a variety of sensor types is that it will spread itself too thin and fail to keep pace with specialized companies.

Ironically, they are the wines that probably need them most because even corks not tainted with TCA dry out over time and fail to keep delicate old wines safe from air.