Sentence examples for when winter fails from inspiring English sources

When winter fails to turn in timely fashion to spring, there is a sense of national dislocation.

But the conference was denied a sixth team when Notre Dame 18-144) failed to make the field despite upsets over Connecticut (twice), Ohio State and St. John's.

James produced successful material for Teena Marie, Eddie Murphy and the Mary Jane Girls, yet his own career stalled when Cold Blooded (1982) failed to replicate the success of Street Songs.

The most recent attempt, in 2003, failed when his balloon ruptured before takeoff.

His disastrous attempt to acquire Chemical Bank in 1969 failed when Leasco's stock came under attack.

An attempt in 2002 failed when fishers objected, and another effort in 2003 ran out of funds.

The first test on 21 March 1963 failed when the MTR failed to lock onto the missile.

Their plan to seize him at church on June 11 failed when he noticed the group of men approaching the building.

When the harvest of 2009 failed, it was a clear sign that a food crisis was on the horizon.

Since St. John's fiery prose, there have been many predictions of the end, including the modern cult studied by social psychologist Leon Festinger in When Prophecy Fails (1956).

The pollsters did better in 1997 than in 1992, when they failed to anticipate the Conservatives' victory.