Sentence examples for failed to close down from inspiring English sources

Mr. Obama failed to close down Guantanamo through a combination of inaction and political ineptness.

As United States Attorney, he tried, but failed, to close down the Palestinians' U.N. mission.

Tottenham's defence, particularly Kevin Wimmer, had failed to close down Oxlade-Chamberlain and also react to the goalkeeper's parry.

As they tried and failed to close down Switzerland in the final 10 minutes England's players looked leaden-footed and drained, physically and mentally.

He gave away the opening penalty, failed to close down Wayne Rooney for Manchester United's second and deflected Javier Hernandez's shot past his own keeper.

When Hasan Ali Kaldirim's hopeful punt came in from the left Daley Blind and Marcos Rojo failed to close down Moussa Sow.

Indeed, a study in the Journal of Political Economy showed that CEOs with few incentives (in this case, due to takeover protection) did fail to close down old plants or create new plants – they just coasted, and productivity and profitability suffered.

Five minutes in - Northern Ireland fail to close down Rauf Aliyev who shoots Azerbaijan into the lead.

The PAC report said it was "unacceptable" that the Cup Trust had ever been allowed to register as a charity, and it was shocking that the commission had failed to close it down when it investigated it, between 2010 and 2012.

Right up until the final minute, when Gerrard smashed his second equaliser of the day past Hislop after tired West Ham defending failed to close him down on the edge of the area.

"He will go down in history fairly clearly as the man who failed to close this abomination," Worthington said.