Sentence examples for had failed to interpret from inspiring English sources

At the same time Congress was approving the money, though, lawmakers complained that intelligence and law enforcement officials had failed to interpret a series of signals that critics have claimed held the key to preventing the Sept. 11 attacks.

By waging war on the "Zionist-Crusader alliance", he hoped to inspire an uprising against all the "puppet" regimes of the Muslim world that are friendly to the West and have failed to interpret Islam to his satisfaction.

The limitations of the horizon scanners became all too clear when chairman Bernard Jenkin ambushed Heywood, accusing him of having failed to interpret the civil service code of conduct correctly by allowing the prime minister to pressurise him into condoning the involvement of special advisers in party political campaigning.

After spending twelve years in jail Joseph was brought to Pharaoh, who needed someone brilliant to help interpret his confusing dreams, after all Egypt's experts had failed to do so.

Their questioning of the East German team's stunning times, and unusual physiques, was interpreted as the bitter whining of athletes who had failed to win.

(He interpreted this hostility as displaced aggression against the democratic masses, who had failed to overthrow capitalism on schedule).

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.

He had failed to build alliances.