Sentence examples for failed lamentably from inspiring English sources

He failed to see al-Qaida coming and failed lamentably to stop them.

That's the job of politicians – and so far, they've failed lamentably.

The 80kg Sputnik seemed to shame the Americans: their kitchen gadgets were no doubt splendid, but they failed lamentably to put even a football-sized satellite into space.

Countries such as Greece, Italy and Portugal have lots of small firms which, thanks to cumbersome regulations, have failed lamentably to grow (see article).

Arran commanded a naval expedition against England in 1513 but failed lamentably and returned to find his rival, the earl of Angus, supreme at court.

That the Blair government failed lamentably to fulfil its pledges is not in doubt; but it did erect many of the hurdles such as more transparent reporting of political contributions that it then stumbled at.

He fails lamentably.

One's best ideas seldom play up in practice to one's expectations, especially in gardening, where everything looks so well on paper and in the catalogues, but fails so lamentably in fulfilment after you have tucked your plans into the soil.

Congo had become a lamentably failed state.

It has lamentably failed to understand Israel's sensitivities over past efforts to retrieve captives from Arab hands.

But Mr Monti also began to do something his predecessor had lamentably failed at: promote growth in sluggish Italy.