Sentence examples for having failed to stave from inspiring English sources

Or when, having failed to stave off relegation, he opted to stay on.

Policing has thereby become the cornerstone of conservation polices and, predictably, it has failed to stave the decline of tigers in the wild.Some of the poorest people in the world live in close proximity to valuable resources like tigers, yet they have no incentive to conserve and manage the resources sustainably, allowing criminals and smugglers to profit from poaching.

Despite a substantial increase in federal support for subsidized child care, which has enabled some states to stave off cuts, others have trimmed support, and most have failed to keep pace with rising demand, according to poverty experts and federal officials.

They had failed to launch.

Parliament has failed to oblige.

The committee failed to stave off the Cadman Plaza project, and in 1964 the demolitions proceeded.

The company failed to stave off insolvency, and parties were given a Nov. 21 deadline to submit bids for the assets.

Though Brian Little's appointment as manager in February 1989 failed to stave off relegation to the Conference, he went on to lead them to successive promotions.

WASHINGTON -- House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md). said Tuesday if Congress fails to stave off a shutdown, it will be because a faction of Republicans decided to take the government "hostage". .

* Scientology has repeatedly had to stave off claims of illegitimacy, as well as allegations of child labour and unwilling converts.

She seems to have failed.