Sentence examples for but this venture failed from inspiring English sources

In 1522, he attempted to launch a new kind of peaceful colonialism on the coast of Venezuela, but this venture failed, causing Las Casas to enter the Dominican Order and become a friar, leaving the public scene for a decade.

This venture failed commercially, but in 1904 Christian Birkeland and Samuel Eyde of Norway used an arc method in a small plant that was the forerunner of several larger, commercially successful plants that were built in Norway and other countries.

This venture failed on launch.

This venture failed in 1998 when the property owner declined Borislow's offer.

In 1915 he accepted a post as director and manager of a whaling company based in the Seychelles, and spent four months there, but the venture failed.

By 1890, the English-owned Sapphire and Ruby Mining Company had bought several thousand acres of land where Montana sapphires were found, but the venture failed after a few years because of fraudulent practices by the owners.

But the synergy venture failed (in July, Scripps sold Shop at Home), and its failure seems telling.

But when that venture failed he was declared bankrupt in January 2009.

Constantine and Woodall also became the co-founders of Ready2shop.com, a dot-com, but the business venture failed, and investors subsequently lost a reputed £10 million.

That venture failed, but subsequent Burda Internet investments have done better.

The venture failed, and Shīrkūh entered Cairo.