Sentence examples for failing to capitalize on from inspiring English sources

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The Yankees squandered runners, failing to capitalize on a bases-loaded, one-out situation in the first; a two-on, one-out rally in the second; and Swisher's leadoff double in the third, a show of futility punctuated by strikeouts by Rodriguez and Jorge Posada.

It was a sloppy game for the Yankees to open the second half, allowing 20 hits and committing three errors, but they drew to within 9-7 in the sixth on Andruw Jones's second homer of the night, a three-run shot, before failing to capitalize on a two-on, one-out rally.

Mr. Bruton is accused of failing to capitalize on scandals incriminating Fianna Fail, leader of the governing coalition.

They went 3 for 14 with runners in scoring position, failing to capitalize on the wildness of Dontrelle Willis — he issued seven walks in two and one-third innings — and, for much of the game, the ineptitude of the majors' most flammable bullpen.

Woeful tales of visionary innovators failing to capitalize on their revolutionary new technology are not new.

It was also about Yevgeny Plushenko failing to capitalize on an opportunity.

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Mr. Chen's critics say that the referendum is an attempt to deflect attention from what they describe as his lackluster record of economic management over almost eight years in office, largely as a result of failing to capitalize fully on China's soaring growth.

When Vinay pointed out a mistake on MD's paper — failing to capitalize the first letter in a sentence — he admitted that he himself was prone to such errors not long ago.

At another, she failed to capitalize on match point.

But Xerox failed to capitalize on any of their ideas.

Several liberal groups inside the Democratic Party, from labor unions to other progressive organizations, blame Mr. Emanuel for playing a role in what they believe as failing to fully capitalize on the party's majority by not pursuing more liberal policies.

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