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Example sentences for: failing

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The Times news story more or less congratulates Brooklyn Museum director Arnold Lehman for failing to be "intimidated by Mr. Giuliani's expression of outrage" (imagine how differently the story would read if it said Lehman failed to be "moved by Mr. Giuliani's expression of outrage").
It would be helpful if you had a religion that you started with and said you wished to retain but, failing that, tell the theologian that you are making a new beginning: that he has your blessings, pardon the expression, to pursue the religion of his choice ...
The fact that telemedicine is an emerging technology is not a reason for failing to perform appropriate evaluation studies.
Fraygrants analyzed the Western media's take on events in Jakarta; the consensus: The media deserve a failing grade.
Also in 1973, Mossad was criticized for failing to predict the surprise Arab attack that began the Yom Kippur War.