Sentence examples for vexing failures from inspiring English sources
Plenty of her works in recent decades have been magnificently vexing failures; many are full of hyperbole, tackling big ideas and complex narratives in multiple layers.
But soon the King was vexed by her failure to produce a son and turned on her, claiming she was unfaithful.
Though the protective principles were made clear, considerable fouling occurred, and the method's failure greatly vexed him.
But many environmental advocates have been lobbying for a much more substantive airing of the issue during one of the presidential debates, and the failure of that to materialize was vexing.
But the failure to exert control could also prolong vexing social problems, like the collapse of public security because of the withdrawal of the police.
Though both failures are irksome, the latter is the more vexing for a nation that likes to think that it has a fine literary tradition.Chinese writers used to blame the cold war and state-imposed concepts of Socialist Realism for their low international standing.
But the failure to resolve these issues before the plane's arrival reflects other vexing contradictions in India: a near-paralysis in government decision making, as well as a continued insistence that the government retain control over important national industries.
While such a failure is considered highly unlikely, the contingency plan is the latest sign that with this most vexing of engineering challenges — snuffing a gusher 5,000 feet down in the gulf — nothing is a sure thing.
Its demise is illustrative of the Kurds' calamitous dealings with foreigners; Mahabad was abandoned by its Soviet sponsors to Iran, whose backers were Britain and America.Sympathisers like Jonathan Randal, the writer of this excellent book, are vexed by the Iraqi Kurds' failure to unite even after suffering terrible atrocities.
"Yoga," though, is vexing.
