And she never failed to seize an opportunity to renovate debilitated homes in the community, spend time with developmentally challenged groups, and tutor in local schools.
And Dr. Grant rarely fails to seize an opportunity.
But he has also failed to seize on a signature issue or define himself in a way that has grabbed the public, Democrats complain privately.
They failed to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity".
However, U.S. officials confirmed that in early April, the FBI had tried and failed to seize in Saudi Arabia a major Hezbollah leader wanted, among other things, for the hijacking of the TWA flight.
In their view, Clinton failed to seize his moment and create a more enduring, more progressive legacy — not just because of the personal travails and Republican attacks that hobbled his presidency, but because his centrist, "third way" political strategy, his strategy of "triangulating" to find some middle point in every argument, sapped the party of its core principles.
On Saturday, when teams had to trim their rosters to 53 players, Leinart was released by the Cardinals, who were unable to find a trading partner for a quarterback who had failed to seize the starting job.
I AM not a born baker, so I cannot count the number of times over the years I had some nice fruit, thought about making a pie and failed to seize the opportunity.
If I calculated the fleeting opportunities, I've failed to seize these past 18 years -- from a second honeymoon with my wife, sans kids, to the countless career openings that have flashed before me and then vanished, like pop-up Internet ads -- the rewards I passed up would be staggering.
