Sentence examples for had failed to exert from inspiring English sources

However English referee Greg Garner ruled the young Welshman had failed to exert downward pressure before his second attempt that was beyond the dead-ball line.

Sierra Leone aside, the IDC said DfID had failed to exert enough pressure on donors and the Afghan government to entrench hard-won progress in women's rights in Afghanistan.

And while Warrington had failed to exert prolonged pressure, they had threatened through a Ryan Atkins breakaway, and were level when Clark dived over from dummy-half.

We also compared tryptamine with tyramine and β-PEA, which had failed to exert vascular responses in unconstricted preparations.

Again investors have failed to exert adequate control over the agents that they have entrusted to keep an eye on their money.

DOMESTIC matters have failed to exert much of a hold on American politics since the destruction of the World Trade Centre.

The cost of establishing a free school has doubled to £6.6m because the Department for Education has failed to exert control over expenditure, the government's independent auditors have found.

They had failed to launch.

Another skill I had failed to impart.

The lock, though, had failed to catch.

The Deaniacs had failed to show up.