Sentence examples for figures failed from inspiring English sources

The hukama, respected older figures, failed to calm things down.

But critics quickly responded that the figures failed to reflect the full picture of federal contracting.

It said Osborne's figures failed to take into account the £6bn of cuts already announced this year.

These public figures failed to contain their private selves; in the television shows, private figures eagerly court the public glance.

Critics warned George Osborne, the chancellor, that he risked missing his target to eliminate the annual deficit in five years if optimistic growth figures failed to materialise.

However, the Tory chief risked fuelling accusations that his own figures failed to add up when he defended his decision not to release detailed Conservative spending plans.

Yet again, the Lancet's figures fail to tally with another source by some distance.

What the income figures fail to capture is the relative weakness of Greece's economic institutions.

The poverty figures fail to distinguish between temporary spells of hardship, like those caused by a job loss or a divorce, and long-term deprivation.

It is also worth noting that, as with the other Mediterranean countries, the official figures fail to reveal a huge hidden economy that offers work cash-in-hand to young people.

In radio interviews following the move, he claimed that Pacific nations recognising Taiwan tended to be more affluent than those siding with China, but the figures fail to stack up.