Sentence examples for missing the potential from inspiring English sources
Perhaps those who live in the nation's capital can be excused for missing the potential import of the I.R.S. allegations because of everything else that was going on.
When asked about missing the potential game-winner and the fumbling of a 16-point lead, Bryant stated: "I'm not clutch".
It said: We believe the market is missing the potential for improved profitability following the recovery in after-market revenues, progress in new programmes and the developed world replacement cycle kicking in.
And here there are dual risks: Nonbelievers (like George Colony, circa 2004) risk missing the potential gains offered by companies with true monopoly power, but the credulous risk making bad bets on pretenders (WebVan! Pets.com!).com
Even back then, there was no missing the potential within the quietly assertive 9-year-old who, with her twin sister, Alba, had been born prematurely with cerebral palsy.
Given such variety in conditions, a single 'silver bullet' approach to setting policy can risk undermining local realities and missing the potential to foster ownership by the broader society.
Miller missed the potential game-winner.
An untrained or unsympathetic eye might miss the potential.
But "The Stones" ultimately misses the potential in the clash of idioms it establishes; most of tonight's jokes are too good-natured.
Just as by inventing the transistor AT&T unleashed one of the central forces in technology that would eventually undermine the company, so it also missed the potential of the internet despite it running over its long-distance lines.
The purpose of the safety board's hearing was to determine how Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration — despite years of careful work — could have missed the potential for catastrophic failure when the battery was initially certified in 2007.
