Sentence examples for had failed before from inspiring English sources
As an investigation in The Times made clear, the device the industry called its last line of defense — the blowout preventer — had failed before, and had never been rigorously tested in deep, cold water.
From its start in 1996, Palm single-handedly generated the personal digital assistant (PDA) craze, succeeding where many had failed before, and it is now leading a drive into the new wireless world.
What else? What England and their supporters feared most as the drama of the occasion intensified was the horror of repetition: the knowledge that, when it mattered most, England had failed before and perhaps were destined to fail again.
A 2009 study of venture-backed firms found that entrepreneurs who had failed in the past were not much more likely to succeed in new ventures than first-time entrepreneurs were — some eighty per cent of those who had failed before failed again.
A 2009 study of venture-backed firms found that entrepreneurs who had failed in the past were not much more likely to succeed in new ventures than first-time entrepreneurs were—some eighty per cent of those who had failed before failed again.
In 1316, Philip of Poitiers, brother of the reigning king Louis X and future Philip V of France, set out to disinherit his infant niece, Jeanne, of the French throne, setting the stage for eventual conflict with England. 1 From 987, with the establishment of the Capetian monarchy, until the death of Louis X in 1316, no French king had failed before to provide a son who survived his father's death.
His system has failed him before, notably in the mid-90s.
That said, the model has failed before; and size and scope are not unmitigated strengths.
