Sentence examples for failing in the first from inspiring English sources
"The insurgency is actually failing in the first and most important of its objectives - to destroy this political settlement.
Former Test captain Ramiz Raja believes it is time for senior batsman Younus Khan to step down after failing in the first two World Cup matches, following the earlier defeat to arch-rivals India.
Even when Zuma criticized the African Union for failing, in the first instance, to tackle a geopolitical challenge in its own backyard, he qualified the point by suggesting that the West's continued "interference in Africa" contributes to "the hesitance of [African] countries to take whatever decisions are needed [for] the A.U. to function".
We found that companies launched in crowded markets had higher odds than others of failing in the first year but if a company survived during this early period, it had a much greater chance of making it to the three-year mark.
After failing in the first Test at Trent Bridge, Cowan has become something of the forgotten man of this touring party, but as against Sussex in the tour match before the third and fourth Tests, the left-hander looked more capable of batting for longer than either Hughes or Khawaja.
The culinary industry is a cutthroat one, with a large proportion of new restaurants failing in the first couple of years.
Acclaimed and elected as the Roman and Orthodox emperor who would end both the hated hegemony of the Isaurians and the detested activity of the purported monophysites, Anastasius succeeded in the first of those objectives while failing in the second.
After failing in the fourth Test, Ponsford was again dropped.
Pierce, however, did make 4 of 4 free throws before failing in the final second.
After failing in the play-offs for the third year running, Morrell bereft at the final whistle.
