Sentence examples for failed to control a from inspiring English sources
As finance minister in 2004-08, he failed to control a rambunctious property boom.
Moments earlier in the Milan box, Luis Garcia had failed to control a long ball from Steven Gerrard.
The fourth came when he failed to control a back pass, allowing the ball to slip into the space between him and Van Persie.
If the dam failed to control a large flood, the fatalities and economic loss could be worse than if it had not been built.
The political impasse developed into an armed conflict in the afternoon of October 3 after Moscow police failed to control a demonstration near the White House.
It is because the moderators utterly failed to control a group of candidates whose level of detachment from facts and vitriol seemed to surprise them when it shouldn't have.
The suit alleges that Iona administrators and the owners of Ketch 22 North and the now-defunct Molly's Bar failed to control an atmosphere of rampant underage drinking and fraternity hazing.
New York City has failed to control an innovative medical program at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn, thus wasting public health money and undermining patient care, Edward V. Regan, the New York State Comptroller, said yesterday.
French under-21 striker Kaba Diawara scored his first goal for the club after former Blackburn man Keith Hill had failed to control an awkward bounce, and Dunne completed his hat-trick of spot kicks after Wayne Evans had dripped Duff.
Chelsea went up a gear at the start of the second half and Hazard fluffed a chance to double Chelsea's lead when he failed to control an exquisite long pass from Oscar.
The federal Toxic Substances Control Act, passed three decades ago, has failed to control an explosion of hazardous materials, according to consumer and environmental groups.
