Sentence examples for rare failures from inspiring English sources

Most of his gambles came off so well that they camouflaged his rare failures.

I enjoyed Hapgood (1988) the first time around but it is now counted as one of his rare failures.

They were rare failures for a man who managed to maintain a reputation for integrity, realism and consistency during some of Russia's most turbulent and ideologically divisive years.

One of Briggs's rare failures was when an article on army slang was rejected by George Orwell, then literary editor of the leftwing weekly Tribune.

If there was a flaw in the script, and rare failures of execution, there was no doubt about the immensity of England's recovery and the part Wilkinson played.

But he is best known for his rare failures -- most recently his bid late last year to buy control of Canada's two national airlines, Air Canada and Canadian Airlines, and merge them into one.

But MobileMe did not work well, and it is considered a rare failure for Apple.

Short of a miraculous turnaround, will Myspace come to be regarded as one rare failure in the mighty News Corp empire?

That loss stunned St. John's and started a downward spiral that contributed to a 14-15 record and a rare failure to qualify for a postseason tournament.

He takes perverse pride in a rare failure: an article on army slang that he sent to George Orwell at Tribune magazine was turned down flat.

Any old foes out there enjoying a shiver of schadenfreude should know that Robinson laughs ruefully as he dissects his rare failure: "'Gerry Robinson cocked up' is a far more interesting story than 'That bastard, he's done it again'".