Sentence examples for failed to wield from inspiring English sources
Though many regarded his mission as a poisoned chalice, analysts say he failed to wield the diplomatic muscle necessary to foster a resolution.
Many such left-leaning ventures have been tried over the years and have failed to wield much influence, but Podesta's effort seems different, not only because of his considerable personal stature within the party but also because rage at the Bush administration has galvanized Democrats.
Obama and Reid in particular failed to keep promises, failed to wield the power they were entrusted to make real change happen.
He has failed to specify where he would wield the budget knife, and he has defied, with a striking degree of success, the relatively quiet group of people who have called for him to honor a host of traditional disclosure and campaign practices.
Neel, who died in 1984, pursued the ancient art of portraiture at a time when Abstract Expressionism was king and wielded its power absolutely; she failed to garner wide attention until she was in her 70s.
The stick wielded by previous governments had signally failed to advance Spain's quest to regain the sovereignty it ceded in the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713.
But in this case, the new poles of power failed or refused to wield it.
Lord Heseltine, the former deputy prime minister, who tried and failed to succeed Margaret Thatcher in 1990 after years of plotting, once said: "He who wields the knife never wears the crown".
He failed to understand the drive of the Tutsis in their determination to pursue the murderers of their people, and to protect the power they now wielded.
