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

We need to be descriptive before we can be prescriptive; No Child Left Behind falls short of the task.

Yet today's blood-sleuthing tools are falling short of the task.

There are a number of gadgets, both new and old, that allow parents to geo-locate their children – or let puppy parents track down a wandering Fido – but many of these either fall short of the task at hand by relying on Bluetooth alone, or require a monthly fee, like the FiLIP smartwatch for kids or the Amber Alert GPS, for instance.

First, it means that true philosophy must be guided by a faith in the originary transcendence of human existence, and that philosophy which negatively excludes or ignores its transcendent origin falls short of the highest tasks of philosophy.

Part of the problem lies with Wilder, whose language falls short of the poetic insight, beauty, power and consistent rhythm necessary to the task.

Here, Bandol falls short of the ideal.

Still, Chipotle falls short of the film's ideals.

For other uses, it falls short of the mark.

The overall abattoir environment falls short of the standard level.

Cavendish also calls for staff who fall short of the required standards to be taken to task.

This may offer a fresh chance for dialogue and open consultation, but it risks falling short of the kind of hands-on effort that is needed when the task is to steer both sides away from a hugely damaging impasse.