Sentence examples for failing to launch from inspiring English sources
Pope Pius II died here in 1464 trying (and failing) to launch a Crusade.
But by failing to launch a new round, governments have nevertheless allowed the WTO's opponents to make it seem that way.
Republicans have accused the administration of ignoring requests from American diplomats in Libya for additional security in the months before the attack and of failing to launch a military response to blunt the attacks once they were under way.
The report criticised Canadian authorities for failing to launch an independent inquiry into the death of Dudley George, a native American shot by police during a land claims protest.
Businesswoman Helena Morrissey, who conducted the inquiry, criticised the roles of the deputy prime minister as well as the chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, equalities minister Jo Swinson, and the health minister Paul Burstow for failing to launch a formal investigation after alleged victims came forward.
Essentially, shooting for the moon can be so psychologically daunting, you end up failing to launch in the first place.
"I am not easily shocked, but I'm shocked at the catalogue of mistakes and errors and failings to launch a prosecution.
Peter Saunders, founder of the National Association for People Abused in Childhood, said: "I am not easily shocked, but I'm shocked at the catalogue of mistakes and errors and failings to launch a prosecution.
Frustrated citizens have done everything from outright slapping their politicians for their failings, to launching protest movements against certain policies and even bringing down entire political systems through their violent movements to show their anti-status quo conviction.
Amazon and eBay are profiting from online VAT fraud while HM Revenue and Customs is failing to use its powers to launch a crackdown, according to parliament's spending watchdog.
However the SSBA board has been criticised by equality groups for failing to consult members and launching the campaign unilaterally.
