Sentence examples for failed to be moved from inspiring English sources

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Anyone who failed to be moved by that moment has the heart of a Dalek.

Social reformers failed to be moved by the likes of the commonplace sweeper Jo in "Bleak House": "Homely filth begrimes him, homely parasites devour him, homely sores are in him, homely rags are on him".

No one could have also failed to be moved by Munster's long-awaited first triumph in 2006, courtesy of Peter Stringer's blindside dart into immortality against Biarritz in Cardiff.

Political parties always cross-dress and burgle one another's ideas shamelessly, but Mr Brown's strategic priority seems this week to have been to win over many of those Conservatives who have failed to be moved by Mr Cameron, or dislike the air of privilege that hangs around him.

If you failed to be moved by the battle of the bongs or if, perish the thought, you found the contest between our man in a cap in Zimbabwe with their man under the Antarctic ice faintly absurd, let me try to explain why we, in the business, cared so much.

For anyone who failed to be moved by these unlikely gardens the event also boosted a remote control traffic cone, performance artists dressed as sheep, a fashion show of ethical clothing and a traffic warden dolling out "Fine Parking Tickets" that complimented drivers on exemplary parking.

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To fail to be moved is failure indeed.

Johnny Cash: Hurt (Mark Romanek, 2002) I defy you to watch this and fail to be moved.

And even the most fervent digital missionary cannot fail to be moved by its passing.

His motives in this case were honourable: how could Mr Cameron fail to be moved by that particular questioner's story?

Labour leadership front-runner Jeremy Corbyn told The Independent: "Nobody could fail to be moved by this harrowing and heartbreaking image.

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