Sentence examples for failed under from inspiring English sources
But repeatedly, prototypes of such suits failed under pressure.
Capitalism has failed under supervision of London and America.
The companies refused and the attempt failed under withering public criticism.
Plenty of privatisations failed under Labour – the worst being Gordon Brown's London Underground debacle.
Cameron said self-regulation had failed under the Press Complaints Commission.
Collapsing political support came as websites in Washington failed under a deluge of traffic from anti-Sopa activists.
Particularly hard hit will be much of today's financial risk-valuation system, significant parts of which failed under stress.
There is widespread agreement that Lehman failed under the weight of risky real estate investments and an inability to finance its operations amid the economic turmoil of 2008.
Mr. Cameron and his team were forced to develop their own superstrong foam after commercial varieties failed under crushing test pressures.
Republicans attempted to increase the rent on Hetch Hetchy in 1995 and 2005, but failed under pressure from Bay Area Democrats.
During a Web site redesign this summer, Sears executives said, engineers did not detect a flaw in a database, which failed under the strain of Black Friday.
