Sentence examples for wasn't able to secure from inspiring English sources

You recognize that the billionaire Sheldon Adelson's political spending wasn't able to secure Newt Gingrich the Republican nomination, but you still worry that Mr. Adelson's current spending might push Mitt Romney "over the top in a close race like this year's".

The company, which we likened to a 'Kayak for private sales', wasn't able to secure the financing needed to sustain the business.

The Oscar-nominated The Square, which follows individuals caught up in the turmoil in and around Tahrir Square in Cairo, wasn't able to secure a commercial release in Egypt − although the Egyptian authorities have maintained this was because of administrative reasons.

Until recently, Byrne said he wasn't able to secure federal funding for CoSa and was told it "did not line up with the established priorities of various branches of government".

In Maine, he failed to even meet the threshold of viability (which was 10percentt or about 1,800 votes), meaning he wasn't able to secure a single delegate there.

Though Furlong soon caught him in Los Angeles, the Mexican government was not able to secure his extradition.

Despite strong reviews and significant buzz, the production was not able to secure a commercial transfer to Broadway in time to be eligible for the Tony Awards that spring.

The Irish government, he added, should explain "why it was not able to secure these kinds of terms when the Spanish government could".

Chambers was not able to secure his place in London automatically as, despite winning the trials in Birmingham, he failed to run the 'A' qualifying standard of 10.18sec.

The Public Theater was originally set to produce this latest play by Mr. Guare ("Six Degrees of Separation") early last year, but that plan fell through after the Public was not able to secure the financing to mount the play.

On Friday, Mr. Rowland said that he accepted the help of friends after he spent all of a $25,000 personal loan and was not able to secure another loan right away.