Sentence examples for failed to kill off from inspiring English sources

Mr Willetts subsequently failed to kill off the idea in a follow-up interview with the BBC's Today programme yesterday morning.

Mull's appointment follows the US Congress' 60-day review period of the nuclear agreement, which ended on Thursday, during which Republicans failed to kill off the deal.

*Jaws 3 (1983) The sequel to the sequel of the Steven Spielberg classic failed to kill off the Jaws franchise after it was number one in the US box office in its opening weekend.

You would wonder, "how come evolution has failed to kill off something so pointless?" The most glaring of BB's devolutions so far is some monetary faff we're meant to get excited about.

The party failed to kill off the urban myth that Labour overspending caused the crisis, and gave credibility to Conservative claims about the economy by signing up to austerity-lite; Miliband's personal ratings were never within spitting distance of Cameron's; falling oil prices finally increased real wages; and the SNP "threat" was mercilessly deployed to scare off English voters.

They found themselves under more pressure in the frantic closing stages, and although Hull lacked the composure to make them pay, this was the second Friday running when the Rhinos had failed to kill off the opposition, after allowing Canterbury Bulldogs to mount a similar fight back in the World Club Challenge last Friday.

If warmer winters fail to kill off the beetle, the bears will have to find another food source, impacting other species.

The meagre supply of expert strikers nowadays means that accomplished countries fail to kill off opponents but Lippi, knowing that, is prepared to take more risks and encourage an attacking outlook.

Again, however, the Rhinos failed to kill Wigan off, conceding a penalty which Farrell chose to tap rather than kick, a gamble handsomely justified when O'Loughlin ghosted through some thin Leeds defence for his second try.

Two goals from Jonathan Walters, one a penalty, put the Republic ahead by half-time however, they failed to kill the game off and paid the price through Alaba's late strike.

City coach van't Schip was disappointed with his team's first half performance and, despite an improved second half, the way they failed to kill the game off.