Sentence examples for having failed to secure from inspiring English sources

Having failed to secure a yes vote, the official position had to change fast.

Having failed to secure the post of conductor of the Hamburg Philharmonic concerts, he settled in Vienna in 1863, assuming direction of the Singakademie, a fine choral society.

But the PM will come under pressure to bend his new rules, having failed to secure the predicted "Olympic bounce" in the polls.

BRUSSELS — Having failed to secure the presidency of the European Central Bank last year, Germany may get a chance to name the next "Mr. Euro".

While claiming to be anti-authoritarian, the writers actually want to impose their own will after having failed to secure the needed support in Parliament.

The festival has already announced that, having failed to secure sponsorship to continue its financing beyond next year, it will end after the 2014 season.

But it looks like the world's largest security firm has failed to secure its own world, at least as far as London 2012 is concerned.

Since then, the Coalition has failed to secure the country.

Blair would have acted similarly in 1997 if Labour had failed to secure an overall majority.

But it has failed to secure United Nations support for airstrikes in Syria.

Mr. Romney added: "This president has failed to secure crippling sanctions against Iran.