Sentence examples for failed sales from inspiring English sources

A failed sales pitch would end in a sorry L-shaped hand gesture, for "lose".

While some businesses soldier on, the result of many failed sales is the inevitable winding down and liquidation of the business.

Despite the failed sales negotiation, creditors of Samsung Motor agreed to extend Renault's exclusive bargaining period for another 15 days effective tomorrow.

What a contrast to last year's Edinburgh fringe: the ticketing system had failed, sales were disappointing and the formation of the Edinburgh Comedy festival left many people with a nasty taste in the mouth.

If I hold onto the resentment of one failed sales call while on the phone with the next potential client, the results would likely be cringe-worthy.

Part of the reason for investors' caution may be Brocade's own history of failed sales talks.

Think of Dynegy, where the board resigned en masse after two failed sale attempts.

And a failed sale would have been the worst outcome for taxpayers and jeopardised the operation of Royal Mail".

A Citigroup spokeswoman, Danielle Romero-Apsilos, said at the time that Mr. Geiger's departure was unrelated to the failed sale.

He snapped up Poussin's "Sacrament of Ordination" for $24.3 million after doggedly pursuing the piece through a labyrinth of negotiations involving the collection of an English duke, a failed sale at Christie's auction house and an elusive export license.

Taiwan Business Bank's failed sale left one state lender too many, so the government simply halted a planned overseas listing by Land Bank, the second-biggest, to mull a three-way merger with Bank of Taiwan (BoT), the biggest, and Central Trust.