Sentence examples for have failed to devise from inspiring English sources

Rivals have failed to devise anything that can boast a fraction of this universal snappiness: the Lego headquarters, in Billund, sports a fabulous display of Lego ripoffs, including Bildo, Blocko, Loko, Moto, Klip, Polly Plus, Hobby Land, Playgo, LocBlocs, OK, NA, and the tragically unambitious Toy.

Godoy became prime minister at age 25 because the older ministers of Charles III had failed to devise a foreign policy.

The international community has failed to devise a coherent policy that might reverse or even slow the North's accelerating efforts to become a full-fledged nuclear state.

Not surprisingly, the loss of the Cunard contract inspired a bitter response from Harland & Wolff, which said that the British government had failed to devise an adequate financing package to satisfy Cunard.

At a recent meeting with bank management, including the chief financial officer, Marianne Lake, and the general counsel, Stephen M. Cutler, the company owned up to its recent risk lapses, CtW said, but it has failed to devise any significant changes to improve the risk committee's operations.

It says the tax authorities are "too cosy" with big accountancy firms, have failed to prosecute enough tax dodgers, and are not keen to be more aggressive towards tax advisers who devise tax dodging schemes.

In large part, it entrusts the task of devising cost-saving health-care innovation to communities like Boise and Boston and Buffalo, rather than to the drug and device companies and the public and private insurers that have failed to do so.

Others have failed to produce similar results.

So far, they have failed to deliver.

Most have failed to do so.

Politicians have failed to uphold civilian supremacy.