Sentence examples for contract failed from inspiring English sources

It was played in three no-trump four times, but the contract failed only once.

The same contract failed by two tricks in the replay, and the Americans gained 11 imps.

When this lost to the ace, the contract failed by one trick.

This did indeed guard against a bad trump split, but the contract failed.

The contract failed by a trick, giving the defenders a top score.

The same contract failed in the replay, so Willenken's team gained 13 imps.

This contract fails if South leads her singleton diamond.

North can pass this with disastrous consequences: after a club lead the contract fails by three tricks.

Union workers at the Telus Corporation, Canada's second-largest phone company, have authorized a strike if talks on a new contract fail, the union said today.

But Charles Xerri, 32, who supported the contract, said he was fearful about actions Chrysler and its new owner, the private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, might take if the contract fails.

We show that the all-unit quantity discount contract fails to coordinate.