Sentence examples for failed initiatives from inspiring English sources

The rapid growth was accompanied by a soap opera of broken friendships, lawsuits, changes of ownership, and failed initiatives.

The international envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, has criticised Assad's defiant speech on Sunday saying his proposals to end the crisis were no better than previous failed initiatives.

Updated at 3.33pm GMT 3.13pm GMT Brahimi dismisses Assad's speech The international envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi has criticised Assad's defiant speech on Sunday saying his proposals to end the crisis were no better than previous failed initiatives.

Thus far Mr Zoellick's plan seems to have found few takers, and it joins all the other failed initiatives to deal with the outstanding "global imbalances" since long before the G20 was invented as a wider, more relevant version of the old "rich man's club" of the G7/G8.

The concepts of fit and alignment are not new in business literature, yet the record of change – the many failed initiatives most organizations embark on in an attempt to improve their performance – suggests that many managers do not know how to lead systemic and fundamental change.

Instead of adopting the same tried and failed initiatives, they could have invited The Loop to deliver our MAST harm reduction service in their city centre, testing drugs handed over by the public and delivering valuable harm reduction information to the people of Lincoln.

Those who question the wisdom of reinvigorating efforts for a peace process cite former President Andres Pastrana's failed initiative 10 years ago.

Many in the region said Washington is maintaining a safe distance to protect against the risks of a failed initiative.

According to De Piero, the figures show the Lib Dems' new policy is a desperate attempt to cover up a failed initiative.

Mr. Hershberg, whose 900-page book on the affair was based on documents, interviews and many hours of conversation with Mr. Lewandowski in a hotel bar in Warsaw, said in an interview that in the end the failed initiative might have hurt peace prospects by raising hopes only to dash them.

DealBook » Chief of Barnes & Noble Resigns After Losses on E-Readers  |  The departure of William Lynch Jr., the chief executive of Barnes & Noble, "was part of a series of sweeping changes the company announced as it tries to regain its footing after a failed initiative to build up its Nook division and compete in the increasingly crowded market for e-readers," The New York Times writes.