Sentence examples for failed of its from inspiring English sources

That rule of four, or tetrarchy, failed of its purpose, and Constantine replaced it with the dynastic principle of hereditary succession, a procedure generally followed in subsequent centuries.

James suspects the campaign to bar such athletes from the Hall will eventually fail of its own weight.

This uniquely discriminatory piece of legislation failed of acceptance, but its sponsors were undeterred.

It would have failed because of its risky book of loans, which would have made it unable to raise funding in the markets, he added.

But "Stones in his Pockets" has not failed any of its backers so far.

Department data shows that University Woods has failed 19 of its 28 inspections since 2003.

It seems to have become received wisdom that the first post-Jeremy Clarkson series of Top Gear failed because of its presenters.

But at least Messrs Castañeda and Unger are clear about the left's need to discard the failed shibboleths of its past.

In September, Farmigo raised $16 million in Series B funding, claiming that its model could work where others failed because of its technology.

Apple deserves some serious blame between the failed rollout of its new Mail application and the encryption vulnerability crisis of the past two weeks.

When youth … leave through the juvenile justice door, the system has failed one of its primary missions".