Sentence examples for was to fail from inspiring English sources

Its first achievement was to fail to "get" the Internet.

I remember Derek Wisse, whose only fault, actually, was to fail math every year.

So much so that if it was to fail, falter or just fade away, it would further erode the stability of an already fragile global order.

This gamble was to fail catastrophically; while that outcome invited no pity, it did require understanding, and that was what Conjectures of Order offered to its readers.

Our biggest mistake in Bosnia, Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere – from which perhaps the Libyans can learn – was to fail to make the rule of law the first priority.

Imbued with the punk ethic that to succeed was to fail, Nirvana abhorred the media onslaught that accompanied their rapid ascent.

To get left behind is to fail.

That would be to fail twice over.

If it were to fail, politics would become very complicated.

Failing to do so is to fail to fulfill this "primary obligation" of autonomy.

The important thing is to fail forward.