Sentence examples for previous opportunities from inspiring English sources

They spurned previous opportunities to work with neighbouring authorities".

But in four previous opportunities, Michael Clarke had never once made the opposition follow on.

Before and after yesterday's game, he talked about how he had made the most of previous opportunities.

Thankfully, we could not identify any obviously manipulated wines, something I could not say after previous opportunities to taste brunello.

For one thing, O'Hair would need to win an event in which he held a first-round lead, something he has not done in three previous opportunities.

Because of its location in the brain stem, this cancer is rarely biopsied, so scientists have had few previous opportunities to examine the tumors.

Mr. Franzen, the author of the novel "Freedom," was making his first appearance on Ms. Winfrey's syndicated talk show since losing out on a previous opportunity to be featured in 2001.

The best previous opportunity was probably at the Republican National Convention in 2000, or perhaps at one of the two inaugurations in 1999 -- George W. Bush's as governor of Texas, Jeb Bush's as governor of Florida -- or maybe at the dedication of former President George Bush's presidential library in 1997.

New York had failed to score on the power play in their previous 23 opportunities.

After blowing three of his previous five opportunities, John Axford came on and got his 13th save in 17 chances.

Sasaki (1-5), who entered the game with two out in the eighth, had blown only one save in his previous 11 opportunities.