Sentence examples for tactics fail from inspiring English sources

Bowlers that make you sit upright and take notice of their power and pace, aggression and strength, and also (as bowlers tend to get a bad press in this respect) their intelligence in working out a batsman, or if all other tactics fail, "working over" one.

The reason is simple; those tactics fail to move most Americans to action.

After Damon's tactics fail, Elena starts trying to walk Stefan through their first interactions together and the early stages of their relationship.

He noted that "strict instructions were given to members of MK that we would countenance no loss of life", but should these tactics fail, MK would resort to "guerilla warfare and terrorism".

And after those tactics fail, Pfizer will introduce a new form of you - for instance, a fast-dissolving strip like your cousins at Listerine - and then claim that this New You entitles the company to another ten years free from generic competition.

Just be careful when you use tactics that require endless faith in your ability to charm or deceive; while it's possible to get your own way, not many people are going to be on your side if your tactics fail to win over the airline staff or hold them up in line!

Fortunately, the scare tactics failed.

The prime minister's tactics failed, raising questions about how far his writ runs in the party.

But the tactics failed to produce a solid lead, escalating pressure on them to arrest all suspected "morons," as pedophiles were called in those days.

Not only have the government's heavy-handed and abusive tactics failed to repress political opposition, they have also failed to stamp out the armed insurgency.

Did Britain seriously consider threatening Argentina with submarine-launched nuclear missiles, as has sometimes been alleged, if less apocalyptic tactics failed?