Sentence examples for failing in the second from inspiring English sources

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.

"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".

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.

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.

He had strong grades in sixth grade, he said, but was failing in seventh — the year he started playing.

"If I am failing in second grade, how am I going to succeed in third grade, for God's sake?

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