Sentence examples for failing against from inspiring English sources

But they could not rally back after the A's scored in the 16th, failing against Micah Bowie.

The 3-0 sthet, the six losses in seven games, the last-second failing against Atlanta after which Coach Rex Ryan declared the season dead.

The far-right politician Naftali Bennett has accused Netanyahu of failing against Hamas and said he would instead "open the gates of hell".

The biggest failing against the resurgent Maori, however, was some naive wide defence; that needs to be rectified urgently if it is not to be exploited by the full Kiwi side on Saturday.

The Knicks have fallen into deep holes in four of their last five games, and have had to dig themselves out -- successfully against San Antonio and Indiana, but failing against Dallas and Portland.

While the Devils kept failing against Boucher, the Flyers made the best of their chances against Brodeur, who allowed goals to Mark Recchi, Keith Jones, Rick Tocchet and Simon Gagne.

In the north-west, a failing campaign against Taliban insurgents is meanwhile screaming for leadership which neither the army nor the government seems able to provide.

The Yankees were 2 for 9 with runners in scoring position and left 11 on base, failing repeatedly against Fister, Max Scherzer and Benoit before Valverde's 1-2-3 1-2-3 1-2-3

Despite his efforts to hide his illness, the French press had for some time published reports and snatched pictures charting his failing battle against lung cancer.

Australia have not been beaten in a home rubber since failing 1-2 against West Indies in 1992-93 - the last of only five series lost to other than England in 130 years of Test cricket.

"Danny & Annie" premiered on August 17 on PBS -- it features a long-married Brooklyn couple recounting the day they met and the early years of their marriage, with subtle references to Danny's failing fight against cancer.