Sentence examples for failed to champion from inspiring English sources

Having abandoned nationalisation, it has failed to champion alternative forms of public ownership by bodies such as mutuals, co-operatives, trusts and local authorities.

Some of Essex's c2c commuters have drawn the Conservative MP for Thurrock, Jackie Doyle-Printo into arguments on Twitter, feeling she has failed to champion their cause.

In the past, the Fed has failed to champion rules that would allow a lender to be sued for issuing a loan that a borrower has no reasonable ability to repay.

The verdict was that the LCWR is doctrinally confused, has emphasised ministerial concerns over the catechism, has failed to champion the Holy See's views on issues such as homosexuality, and that, perhaps under the influence of radical feminism, the LCWR occasionally flouts the bishops, "who are the Church's authentic teachers of faith and morals".

Around that time, conservative Christian leaders were growing increasingly unhappy with the tenure of President Jimmy Carter, himself a born-again Christian, in part because he had failed to champion social causes important to them, said John C. Green, senior fellow in religion and American politics at the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.

In contrast, Hillary Clinton rarely offers a direct answer on why she failed to champion certain causes when they weren't popular.

For more than a decade the continent has enjoyed record headline growth – few investment conferences fail to champion the mantra "Africa rising" – yet millions of people have been left behind.

This is not a partisan political issue -- some Republicans disagree with Gingrich and too many democrats fail to champion civil liberties (though no prominent ones have endorsed Gingrich's radical views) -- but a moral one that will define us as a people for generations to come.

Where governments fail to champion child rights, civil society and the media can nudge countries towards this realization by having child-friendly news presentations and by presenting childrens views on matters of concern to them.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo also demanded last week that state lawmakers pass a bill enshrining abortion access in state law, a cause critics say he's failed to substantively champion in past years.

Werbeniuk had been stripped of professional status after failing to pay a £2,000 fine for his use of beta-blockers; six-time champion Ray Reardon was again not present; Kirk Stevens' troubles meant he also failed to qualify; former champion John Spencer exited at the last qualifying stage, as did Rex Williams.