Sentence examples for or derailed from inspiring English sources

Some careers have been destroyed or derailed by liners to the head, but McCarthy came back.

Some ambitious projects, like one to spur development in Mexico's rural south, could be delayed or derailed.

"My mother always emphasized that we should transcend whatever hurdles there are, and not be held back, distracted or derailed".

The bizarre and hilarious situation rattles along, never entirely diverted or derailed, with plenty of comic set pieces.

The state agency responsible for indigent defense has run out of money, and other cases are at risk of being delayed or derailed.

Zynga is pressing ahead with its initial public offering plans amid continuing market volatility, which has recently delayed or derailed several I.P.O.'s.

Crushing the Commune did not restore the monarchy or derail the republic.

Germany wants to "make it waterproof but not to delay it or derail it," he said.

Those cues enrich Mr. Cummings's clear, appealing score without overpowering or derailing it.

To do so, he warned, "would delay or derail it, and neither option is acceptable".

The American Chemical Council has marshaled its members to alter or derail the legislation.