Sentence examples for failed to draft from inspiring English sources

Allen also failed to draft or acquire young offensive talent that prospered.

Mr. Sharif said a five-member committee would be formed to draft the resolution; two committees have already tried and failed to draft one.

Russell, the general manager of the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, failed to draft Crosby, a native of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, at the league's 2003 draft.

Republicans said Mr. Reid, having failed to draft a bipartisan bill, simply resorted to crass political horse-trading to get the legislation approved — by buying the votes in his own party with special provisions intended to sweeten the pot, especially for Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, the last Democratic hold-out.

And they have failed to draft a credible independent candidate to challenge Trump and deny him the presidency in a matchup against Hillary Clinton.

The Lions have failed to draft well enough to win and their other moves — or lack of them, such as losing defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh in free agency — have often missed the mark.

"It will not have escaped your notice that Sky and ESPN have so far failed to return draft contracts sent to them in 2011.

Finally, I want to highlight Seth Mandel's warning against trying "summon a Ryan candidacy from the wreckage of the failed campaign to draft [Mitch] Daniels".

True to form, Turkcell's board has so far failed even to draft new articles of association allowing the addition of two more independent directors.Delay works in Mr Karamehmet's favour.

After decades of failed attempts to draft legislation that identifies domestic violence as a crime, politicians at the Moscow Duma hope this session of parliament to debate a new law, which will make it easier for victims to prosecute their attackers, and introduce a series of preventative measures, such as restraining orders and behavioural therapy for offenders.

Hopes of a breakthrough are slim, though, after WTO members failed to agree a draft deal to rubber-stamp this week.