Sentence examples for had failed over from inspiring English sources
The Fed's proposals came after it was criticized sharply as a captive of the mortgage lending industry that had failed over many years to supervise it adequately.
The foreign secretary indicated that Britain's patience was wearing thin after all other forms of pressure on Syria had failed over the past year.
Reed and Hodge had failed over two years to beat the dominant Kiwi pair and head men's coach Jurgen Grobler decided to maximise Britain's gold medal chances in the four.
David Butler, director of the Center for Water Systems at the University of Exeter in England, said that in one building his group monitored, the rainwater harvesting system had failed over the course of a few months.
About 6 p.m., when the Voice of Israel announced that the talks between Prime Minister Ehud Barak and the Palestinian leader, Yasir Arafat, had failed over the future status of Jerusalem, the mood became triumphal.
Stern listed many of the women's sports leagues that had failed over the years while praising the W.N.B.A. for surviving for 16 seasons, but said he was trying to remain realistic of how long of a process it can be to convince people to accept something new.
"From my knowledge," he said, "attempts to stimulate collagen or enhance cushioning in the bottom of the feet have failed over time.
A Nike spot that Jordan is particularly proud of aired in 1997; in it, he gives a recitation of missed shots and lost games, concluding, "I've failed over and over and over again in my life.
"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed" – Michael Jordan.
While I've praised and criticized him and Facebook, as a fellow entrepreneur, Mark is someone all builders look up to and admire despite his obvious mistakes – reminding me of the Michael Jordan quote: "I've failed over and over and over again in my life.
It may sound like a lot to think about on day one, but if you take full advantage of all that lies ahead, your liberal arts experience will open opportunities and ways of being that you cannot even imagine -- yet.
