Sentence examples for falls short of the mark from inspiring English sources

But as a thought experiment, it shows how even Mr Saran's definition of "fair" falls short of the mark.

There are the traditional ways in which the way the labor department falls short of the mark.

By 2020, after all, another government will probably have taken the baton and will have to cope if Olympic reality falls short of the mark.

Believing, along with other politicians of similar stamp, that it is the responsibility of government to ensure a minimum standard for the public services, Mr Blunkett feels obliged to step in whenever a local provider falls short of the mark.

David Hillman, of the Robin Hood Tax campaign, said: "George Osborne is right to ask the financial sector to pay more – but the bank levy increase falls short of the mark".

Stephen Colbert has taken a whack at it with "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All" on Comedy Central this Sunday, and even he falls short of the mark.

Both, however, fell short of the mark.

Desserts fell short of the mark.

However, according to "The Progress of Nations", published by UNICEF, many countries are falling short of the mark.

The state's response to this order clearly fell short of the mark".

But when Absolut tried to produce his creations on a large scale, the results sometimes fell short of the mark.