Sentence examples for fails to recapture from inspiring English sources

Even if it fails to recapture the presidency, the opposition Democratic Progressive Party DPPP) could reduce the Kuomintang party's majority in the legislature.

Fifteen years after Ben Stiller's "model idiot" Derek Zoolander stopped a lethal flying star with his Magnum pout ("It's so beautiful!"), this baggy, back-slapping sequel fails to recapture the magic that made the original a quotable hit.

The winged figure that embodies "Love" whittling a bow out of Hercules' cudgel, signed by Bouchardon in 1750, surely owes something to the smiling angel of the Reims cathedral — even if it fails to recapture the magic of 13th-century Gothic art.

LBP2 fails to recapture the wonder, and this loss of magic exposes the flaws much more readily….

David E. Gehlke of Blistering said despite that Mustaine's best days were behind him, this record comes across as a "warm return"; although the album fails to recapture past glory, it succeeds in being a solid, reliable metal album.

On the other hand, if properly tethered, the former House speaker could lend Romney the kind of insider experience he'll needs to resist becoming imprisoned by the House Republican leadership, and to cut critical legislative deals with the Democrats, especially if the GOP fails to recapture the Senate.

However he has failed to recapture such form this year due to the team failing to provide him with a competitive car, collecting just nine points from 15 races.

Although he had failed to recapture Jerusalem, Richard had put the Christians of the Levant back on their feet.

Three years later, some dot-com survivors are showing signs of financial longevity, but they have failed to recapture analysts' attention.

Central bankers met repeatedly to discuss ways to contain the crisis, but failed to recapture the cooperative spirit that prevailed before 1914.

Their majorities are so large that the Republicans will probably fail to recapture either the House or the Senate in 2010.