Sentence examples for had failed to be from inspiring English sources

In all significant particulars, he had failed to be a participant in the parade of life.

Yes, Brodman had been Brodman and was still Brodman, and yet he had failed to be Brodman, just as Rabbi Zusya had failed to be the man he should have been.

The numbers hadn't been good before, but this was the first time in ten months that the payrolls figure had failed to be positive.

IT WOULD have been astonishing if Blaise Compaoré had failed to be re-elected president of Burkina Faso on November 21st.

It is thought that police felt the paper had failed to be fully co-operative during searches last week and officers are now determined to be more robust.

Up to 6,000 schools were labelled satisfactory in their last inspection and half of those had failed to be upgraded over six or more years, Wilshaw said.

Somehow, in failing to be like his father, Harry has failed to be a "real" man.

They have failed to be culturally aware.

If anything, our press has failed to be critical enough.

But the subtext is: "You have failed to be what I wanted you to be".

an effective agency of American foreign policy, something it has failed to be throughout this administration.