The system that pressurizes the airplane's cabin failed to operate correctly. |
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After the defeat of Hock Keys, Welsh took a month break, partly due to a failed show by Tim Callahan. |
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Because of the enemy's strong defensive preparations, and the darkness, with the resulting confusion, the attack failed with 25 casualties. |
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D'Erlon's corps stormed the most fortified Allied position, La Haye Sainte, but failed to take it. |
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Large houses were turned into flats and tenements, and as landlords failed to maintain these dwellings, slum housing developed. |
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Searle says the methods of the suffragettes did succeed in damaging the Liberal party but failed to advance the cause of women's suffrage. |
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Charles has failed to follow the example of his mother, the queen, who has heroically kept her mouth shut for more than 50 years. |
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The Commonwealth attempted to dislodge Axis forces in May and again in June, but failed on both occasions. |
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After that, the Western Allies slowly pushed into Germany, but failed to cross the Ruhr river in a large offensive. |
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The bombing failed to demoralise the British into surrender or significantly damage the war economy. |
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The first attack merely damaged the rail network for three days, and the second attack failed altogether. |
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The Luftwaffe lost 18 percent of the bombers sent on the operations that day, and failed to gain air superiority. |
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By now, the imminent threat of invasion had all but passed as the Luftwaffe had failed to gain the prerequisite air superiority. |
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The defences failed to prevent widespread damage but on some occasions did prevent German bombers concentrating on their targets. |
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However, the attacks failed to knock out or damage railways, or port facilities for long, even in the Port of London, a target of many attacks. |
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However, as with the attacks in the south, the Germans failed to prevent maritime movements or cripple industry in the regions. |
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The air offensive against the RAF and British industry failed to have the desired effect. |
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The Ottoman Empire had failed to raise revenue and a monopoly of effective armed forces. |
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This was the first time since the European elections of 1984 that the largest opposition party had failed to win the most seats. |
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They failed to gain a single Member of the European Parliament at this election. |
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The party however failed to continue its representation at the 2016 election, coming within a hundred votes of taking a seat in East Antrim. |
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A judicidal review against the raised fees failed in 2012, and so the new fee system came into use that September. |
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In 1667, the King, Charles II, referred the case to the Lords after failed attempts at arbitration. |
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The House of Lords then ceased to hear petitions in the first instance, considering them only after the lower courts had failed to remedy them. |
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When Harold Wilson requested a dissolution late in 1974, the Queen granted his request as Heath had already failed to form a coalition. |
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However, the proposal was shelved after it failed to receive Lottery funding. |
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The revolt failed and Henry followed through with the break from Rome and the Dissolution of the Monasteries, which included Fountains Abbey. |
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An inquiry into these allegations in Britain failed to find evidence to support them. |
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Even though the LSE obtained the necessary support from its shareholders, it failed to obtain the required support from TMX's shareholders. |
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The Ten Boer well failed to reach target depth for technical reasons, but was completed as a minor gas producer from the Zechstein carbonates. |
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Previous experimenters had failed to observe this, but Thomson believed their experiments were flawed because their tubes contained too much gas. |
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Crick had failed to gain a place at a Cambridge college, probably through failing their requirement for Latin. |
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A special pair of forceps failed to remove it, as did a machine devised by Brunel to shake it loose. |
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He exhibited great manual dexterity, engineering skills and an aptitude for mathematics, while Latin and Greek failed to interest him. |
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This approach elegantly predicted many of the spectral phenomena that Bohr's model failed to explain. |
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Experiments with pneumatic railways failed in their extended adoption by cities. |
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After nationalisation in 1948 into British Railways, an early attempt to close the line in 1959 failed owing to local opposition. |
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The 33 long guns and 37 handguns were seized during the project examining 69 cases where people failed to register or renew a firearm licence. |
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Albeit this military success, he failed in invading Hatra, a rich Arabian city. |
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During the 1965 presidential election, Fatima Jinnah failed to defeat Field Marshal Ayub Khan despite strong support in East Pakistan. |
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The team beat India and Sri Lanka but failed to keep the reputation in the final game against Pakistan. |
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When my dad found out I had failed the exams, he completely lost his temper. |
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But if Augustine failed to stand up when they arrived for the second meeting, they should not submit. |
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From his deathbed, Anselm anathematized all who failed to recognize Canterbury's primacy over all the English church. |
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In 2006, a group that included BBC Radio Suffolk and the East Anglian Daily Times failed in their campaign to reinstate Edmund. |
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When this failed he fled the city, and Parliament retaliated by removing Sir John Byron, the Lieutenant of the Tower. |
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When they discovered the plot had failed they stole cavalry horses from the stables at Warwick Castle to help in their escape. |
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Pope Clement V's bull Exivi de Paradiso of 20 November 1312 failed to effect a compromise between the two factions. |
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Yet he failed to gain a position that he thought would lead him to success. |
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The poem was critically celebrated but it failed to become popular, and sold fewer copies than London. |
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Though it failed to arouse much interest at that time, it has since come to be widely recognised as his masterpiece. |
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Due partly to Branwell's poor reputation, the school project failed and was abandoned. |
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Hardy's first novel, The Poor Man and the Lady, finished by 1867, failed to find a publisher. |
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As a consequence, Herbert's personal troubles increased as he subsequently failed as a draper and also, later, as a chemist's assistant. |
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Many children of his acquaintance remembered the stammer, while many adults failed to notice it. |
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Enid and her mother did not have a good relationship, and she failed to attend either of her parents' funerals. |
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The Jacobites failed to gain further support, and the French reneged on a promise of help. |
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Jeeves failed to make any impact at the box office and closed after a short run of only three weeks. |
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He had an undistinguished record at Highgate Primary School and failed the eleven plus exam. |
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Mr. Noda met with Mr. Ozawa twice but the talks failed to yield a meeting of the minds. |
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Monsieur Verdoux was the first Chaplin release that failed both critically and commercially in the United States. |
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Biographer Michael Starr asserts that Sellers showed enthusiasm towards these roles, although the airline campaign failed commercially. |
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These were her first public singing performances in a dozen years, due to her failed vocal cord surgery. |
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The book Alice in Wonderland failed to be named in an 1888 poll of the most popular children's stories. |
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In addition, the suit alleged that Disney had failed to pay required royalties on all commercial exploitation of the product name. |
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Referee Richard Steele asked Taylor twice if he was able to continue fighting, but Taylor failed to answer. |
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They failed in qualification for the 1974, leading to Ramsey's dismissal, and 1978 FIFA World Cups. |
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Graham Taylor was Robson's successor, but resigned after England failed to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. |
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The team was unbeaten but failed to progress beyond the group stages on goal difference. |
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Scotland failed to qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, finishing third in their qualifying group behind Croatia and Belgium. |
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Scotland failed to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, finishing third in their group behind Italy and Norway. |
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Scotland have qualified for two European Championships, but have failed to advance beyond the first round on both occasions. |
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West Germany failed to defend their titles in the next two major international tournaments. |
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The club first played in the FA Trophy in 2007 after winning promotion to the NPL, but have so far failed to advance past the qualifying rounds. |
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In 1958, Milan failed to capitalise after going ahead on the scoreline twice, only for Real Madrid to equalise. |
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They won a further League Cup in 2003, but failed to mount a title challenge in the two seasons that followed. |
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Pearce led Forest to an unbeaten start to the season but failed to keep up the form. |
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The '53 Champions squad was old, and the club failed to attract strong enough replacements. |
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England failed to win any series during the 1960s, a period dominated by draws as teams found it more prudent to save face than risk losing. |
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During the 2006 Winter Olympics, only one athlete failed a drug test and had a medal revoked. |
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The terrorists killed two of the athletes soon after they had taken them hostage and killed the other nine during a failed liberation attempt. |
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The 1906 Athens games were the first of an alternating series of games to be held in Athens, but the series failed to materialize. |
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A third of the tickets failed to sell, but still ticket sales topped figures from Seoul and Barcelona Olympics. |
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However in the 1983 Five Nations Championship, England failed to win a game and picked up the wooden spoon. |
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However Leicester failed to win an unprecedented treble, losing the Heineken Cup Final to Wasps. |
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With their captain having retired, many of the players failed to play to their full potential. |
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They failed to make the final of the tournament for the second year in succession. |
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Featherstone Rovers, Halifax, Leigh and Widnes all failed to attain a licence. |
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The following season he failed to retain his card, and had to revisit the qualifying school, where he finished 9th. |
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Eubank floored Thompson in the fourth round but, as in the first Steve Collins fight, failed to press home his advantage. |
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On 16 November he failed to turn up at court, so an arrest warrant was issued, and he was fined. |
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In hindsight this was a poor decision by the FIA, who failed to take into account the unpredictable weather in Britain at this time of year. |
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An engine failure forced him to retire from that race and his second, however an accident at his third event at Imola meant he failed to qualify. |
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Hill started the season only after three races, replacing Giovanna Amati after her sponsorship had failed to materialise. |
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Button junior failed his first driving test for getting too close to a parked vehicle. |
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However, he performed strongly in the race and was set to score a point before his engine failed 11 laps from the finish. |
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At his home race at Silverstone, he qualified 19th after he lost time being weighed, and his team failed to get him on track quickly enough. |
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The wheel gun failed to refit the wheel nut and Button was released by the pit crew with an unsecured wheel. |
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The new team failed to score a point, achieving a best finish of 7th at the Italian Grand Prix. |
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Williams failed to finish in the first Grand Prix of the season at Phoenix, both drivers retiring with gearbox problems. |
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Williams' failed attempt to prise Jenson Button out of his BAR contract may also have been an issue with Theissen. |
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They again lost all their games and failed to progress beyond the first round. |
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Both Piquet and Nakajima failed to make any impressions in terms of fighting for victories. |
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However, as the season progressed, Red Bull failed to keep up with their competitors. |
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In the race Webber failed to improve on his qualifying position finishing 7th whilst his teammate won the race in a dominating fashion. |
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It wasn't, however, a success, as Butler failed to find sufficient financial backing. |
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He lost the chance at winning a fourth race when his 350 AJS failed with a broken gudgeon pin whilst leading. |
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Whilst placed at the head of the field the machine soon failed due to overheating. |
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Herreshoff had again received a commission from the NYYC, but had failed to secure Charlie Barr to skipper his new yacht Constitution. |
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In 1970, Chichester attempted to sail 4,000 miles in twenty days, in Gipsy Moth V, but failed by one day. |
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Anyone who failed to wear a sprig of oak risked being pelted with bird's eggs or thrashed with nettles. |
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Though a single was released of the song, it failed to chart, and it was banned from radio play in England. |
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The onset of the Second World War showed that the League had failed its primary purpose, which was to prevent any future world war. |
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After the Allies failed to reach an agreement with Lithuania, they referred the matter to the League of Nations. |
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The League of Nations failed to prevent the secession of the Memel region to Germany. |
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The League failed to prevent the 1932 war between Bolivia and Paraguay over the arid Gran Chaco region. |
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The onset of the Second World War demonstrated that the League had failed in its primary purpose, the prevention of another world war. |
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In 1994, the UN Assistance Mission for Rwanda failed to intervene in the Rwandan Genocide amid indecision in the Security Council. |
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Ireland failed to win the Five Nations in the whole of the 1990s, never finishing outside the bottom two. |
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Ireland suffered defeat in their first match to Zimbabwe, but won their second against Kenya, though they failed to qualify for the final. |
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Charles's confrontation with the Scots came to a head in 1639, when he tried and failed to coerce Scotland by military means. |
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In 1994, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda failed to intervene in the Rwandan Genocide in the face of Security Council indecision. |
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These plans never came to any form of action after the French invasion failed to materialise. |
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Though these events diminished Walpole's popularity, they failed to shake his majority in Parliament. |
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Charles held court at Holyrood palace for five weeks amidst great admiration and enthusiasm, but failed to raise a regiment locally. |
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Spain acquired Britain's Florida colonies and the island of Minorca, but failed in its primary aim of recovering Gibraltar. |
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Howe began his campaign in June by making a series of maneuvers in New Jersey, which failed to engage Washington's greatly inferior force. |
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French observers noted that Howe failed to follow up on his victory, which could have destroyed Washington's army. |
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Howe had failed to alert his troops there, despite being aware of the impending attack the previous day. |
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Cornwallis, still expecting to receive support, failed to break out while he had the chance. |
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He argues that this opportunity came only once, in the summer of 1776 and the British failed that test. |
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Early experiments in communal living failed until the introduction of private farm holdings. |
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According to the Permanent Settlement if the Zamindars failed to pay the revenue on time, the Zmaindari right would be taken from them. |
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Alternative sources of labour, such as indentured servitude, failed to provide a sufficient workforce. |
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During the period of parliamentary enclosure, employment in agriculture did not fall, but failed to keep pace with the growing population. |
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However, the conspiracies generally failed in the face of intense police work. |
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Military tactics developed before World War I failed to keep pace with advances in technology and had become obsolete. |
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Commanders on both sides failed to develop tactics for breaching entrenched positions without heavy casualties. |
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The negotiations failed and the Entente powers rejected the German offer, because Germany did not state any specific proposals. |
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When the government failed to make the reparations payments in January 1923, French troops occupied German industrial areas along the Ruhr. |
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However, the German Luftwaffe failed to defeat the Royal Air Force in what became known as the Battle of Britain. |
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They were forced to resort to guerrilla warfare tactics and failed to win any major military victories. |
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An old, failed actor who lived on his own, he never had friends dropping by, because he was a bedridden inconsiderate miserabilist. |
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Germany pushed for synthetic fuel plants, but still failed to meet demands. |
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The Luftwaffe ravaged British cities during The Blitz, but failed to break British morale. |
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The Luftwaffe destroyed thousands of Soviet aircraft, yet it failed to destroy the Red Air Force altogether. |
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However, Raeder and the Navy failed to press for naval air power until the war began, mitigating the Luftwaffe's responsibility. |
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Despite the tactical victories won, they failed to achieve a decisive victory. |
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To Hitler's great annoyance, all his diplomacy failed to stop Britain declaring war when he invaded Poland. |
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Concerned about inflicting casualties on their own troops, many bombers delayed their attacks too long and failed to hit the beach defences. |
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The fundamental reason why the company failed is that the CEO and other top managers simply mismanaged. |
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The French destroyer Kersaint, which was guarding Haifa port as part of Operation Musketeer, returned fire but failed to score any hits. |
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The party's manifesto missed the mark and failed to attract people's attention. |
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Another bomb had been planted at nearby Tullyhommon at a parallel Remembrance Day commemoration but failed to detonate. |
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However, this grouping failed to make its intended breakthrough, despite briefly holding an opinion poll lead. |
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It was revealed in December 2016 that Thatcher had herself failed to register for the poll tax and was threatened with a penalty fine. |
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They failed to 'keep an eye on these geniuses' to whom they had entrusted the responsibility of the management of America's great corporations. |
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The industry was by then nationalised, but even the National Coal Board failed to appreciate the danger they created. |
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After several failed attempts, in 1930 the first aeroplane reached Bermuda. |
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In the 2009 European election the party fielded Alban Maginness as their candidate and failed to gain a seat with 78,489 first preference votes. |
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In the 2009 election, when Dublin's representation was reduced to three MEPs, she failed to hold her seat. |
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Whilst considerably increasing its share of the vote, it failed to win a large number of seats. |
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The SNP failed to obtain support from other parties and withdrew the draft bill. |
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The Austrians had ultimately made little progress in the campaign in Saxony despite Hochkirch and had failed to achieve a decisive breakthrough. |
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The Allies fired over 20,000 shells but failed to defeat the Russian batteries. |
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The VRS repelled the attack, but failed to take Hrasnica in a decisive counterattack. |
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Only Greece failed to support the use of air strikes, but did not veto the proposal. |
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Despite superior firepower, the Yugoslav forces failed to destroy the KLA unit which had been their objective. |
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Jason Neil Pringle, was killed during operations after his parachute failed to deploy. |
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China, Namibia, and Russia voted for the resolution, the other members against, thus it failed to pass. |
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Novelty was tried again the following day, was withdrawn after a joint failed again, and Rocket was declared the winner. |
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However, all designs failed due to dust, vibration, design flaws or inefficiency at lower speeds. |
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Firstly, that it failed to consult properly on the original or the revised route. |
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Secondly, that it failed to consider the impact of HS2 on the London Underground network. |
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Negotiations failed to stop strike action in March, BA withdrew perks for strike participants. |
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The ship was bombed by RAF jet bombers in an effort to break up the ship and burn off the leaking oil, but this failed to destroy the oil slick. |
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There are various ways of Romanization systems of Bengali created in recent years which have failed to represent the true Bengali phonetic sound. |
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In 1832, 1833, 1834, and 1836, dry rot and curl caused serious losses, and in 1835 the potato failed in Ulster. |
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From the start, there were accusations that the government failed to grasp the magnitude of the disaster. |
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Other critics maintained that, even after the government recognised the scope of the crisis, it failed to take sufficient steps to address it. |
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By August Germany began a bombing offensive on Britain, but failed to convince the Britons to give up. |
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Home Rule Bills introduced by Liberal Prime Minister Gladstone failed of passage, and split the Liberals. |
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It failed but the brutal repression that followed turned that element against Britain. |
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Waugh's elation at his transfer soon descended into disillusion as he failed to find opportunities for active service. |
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Due to his poor eyesight, Larkin failed his military medical examination and was able to study for the usual three years. |
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He enrolled in Bala Theological College in 1865, but failed to complete the course. |
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Jones failed to gain full support in Wales because of his Anglicanism and his criticisms of many certified teachers. |
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This failed so miserably that he accepted the lesser post of secretary and chaplain to the Earl of Berkeley, one of the Lords Justice of Ireland. |
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At Magdalen, he read Greats from 1874 to 1878, and from there he applied to join the Oxford Union, but failed to be elected. |
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Mary almost failed to recognize him when he arrived, he was so dirty and tired. |
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When it, too, failed to attract much interest, Mardin encouraged them to work within the soul music style. |
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Although Meaden tried to promote the single, it failed to reach the top 50 and the band reverted to calling themselves the Who. |
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A series of Tin Machine singles failed to chart, and Bowie, after a disagreement with EMI, left the label. |
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It also failed to make the BBC's playlist, which the band attributed to the song's depiction of prostitution. |
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Following the failed effort to record a new studio album, the Police effectively disbanded. |
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By this time the Britpop movement was in decline, and the band had failed to meet expectations with their third album. |
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Pirates of the Caribbean is noted for reinvigorating the pirate genre of film after decades of either no pirate films or failed pirate films. |
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Finally, the BBC reported that 17,000 customers had yet to receive the service due to failed deliveries. |
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Hume failed to gain the chair of philosophy at the University of Glasgow for his religious views, too. |
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He had particular difficulty with spelling and failed his written German exam because of it. |
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Since its first international game in 1910, Wales had failed to beat England at Twickenham in nine attempts. |
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Scotland failed to qualify for the 2003 World Cup but successfully qualified for the 2007 event in the West Indies. |
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A failed US law would have made these same restrictions apply to the internet. |
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In 1428, the Emperor Yeshaq sent two emissaries to Alfonso V of Aragon, who sent return emissaries who failed to complete the return trip. |
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This was because of a failed attempt to assassinate the Viceroy of Italian East Africa Rodolfo Graziani. |
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However, he noted that the French failed to use the line as the basis for an offensive. |
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When the French Army failed in Belgium, the Maginot Line covered their retreat. |
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The result was the Treaty of Nijmegen that, unfortunately, failed to provide for a lasting peace. |
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In the 1930s, three failed attempts to remove Vargas and his supporters from power occurred. |
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However, the Council was required to agree a uniform voting system beforehand, which it failed to do. |
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Several audience members failed to realise that he was being tongue in cheek. |
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The rebellion having failed really before James had even arrived, he boarded a ship on 31 January leaving Scotland never to return. |
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King Edward, having failed to deal with Moray by force of arms, now resorted to more subtle methods. |
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It tried and failed twice, but began again and succeeded on the third attempt. |
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But notwithstanding this, he failed in the end, and with him the attempt to create a kingdom of Ireland and drive out the settlers ceased. |
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As a result, in 1536 the first provincial church council called since 1470 failed to achieve major reforms or a united front against heresy. |
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Douglas replied that having failed to find the duke in England he had come to seek him in France. |
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Damian also researched aviation and undertook a failed experiment to fly from the battlements of Stirling Castle. |
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Carolina was not settled until 1670, and even then the first attempt failed because there was no incentive for emigration to that area. |
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Spain made some minor territorial gains but failed in its primary aim of recovering Gibraltar. |
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This effort, launched on August 29, failed after the French opted to withdraw, greatly angering the Americans. |
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A British attempt to break out of the siege across the river at Gloucester Point failed when a storm hit. |
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Nicholine Rome failed to reach completion, as one disaster followed another. Nicholas managed to realize only a fragment of what he planned. |
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As in Ireland, the potato crop failed in Scotland during the mid 19th century. |
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When the cable failed completely Whitehouse was dismissed, though Thomson objected and was reprimanded by the board for his interference. |
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Thomson's attempts to provide mechanical models ultimately failed in the electromagnetic regime. |
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Originally intended to be a rubber plantation, it failed within several years and is now home to squatting farmers. |
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Former MSP Tommy Sheridan's new party, Solidarity, also failed to win any seats. |
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In January 1746, the army of Bonnie Prince Charlie seized control of the town but failed to take the Castle. |
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The next flight on October 15 failed spectacularly when the second stage ignited on the pad and took off by itself. |
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After another single failed to chart, the group were persuaded to leave Radioactive by their management. |
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In March 2003 he failed to attend a home game against Dundee due to being too hungover after a night of drinking prior to the match. |
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British Rail's proposal in the 1970s and 80s to introduce the Advanced Passenger Train APT project failed commercially. |
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Arrested development implies periods of nutritional shortage, which could indicate failed harvests. |
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Reports of anosmia were also observed in the 1930s when zinc preparations were used in a failed attempt to prevent polio infections. |
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The cavalry also failed to make headway, and a general retreat began, blamed on the Breton division on William's left. |
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In 2004, the authority declared Abec a nonresponsible bidder after the company failed to submit accurate information. |
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Davies, alone, attacked a German machine gun position after previously failed efforts had resulted in numerous British deaths. |
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Further attacks by the 17th Division on 8 July failed to improve the position. |
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The Nivelle Offensive took place from 9 April to 9 May and failed to achieve a breakthrough. |
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In 1973, following the abolition of Carmarthenshire County Council, Evans failed to be elected to the new Dyfed County Council. |
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Before apportioning list seats, all list votes for parties which failed to reach the minimum threshold are discarded. |
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The trial at Caernarfon failed to agree on a verdict and the case was sent to the Old Bailey in London. |
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According to Rothbard, government support for failed enterprises and keeping wages above their market values actually prolonged the Depression. |
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Eight of the nine who got damages were not worth a dime, and all but six of those who failed to sustain their suits were worthless. |
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In this stage of DT, countries are vulnerable to become failed states in the absence of progressive governments. |
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He also tried to capture Sana'a from the Yufirids in 901 AD, but failed miserably. |
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It may be because of these strict positions that the party failed to attract politicians of experience in its early years. |
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This, though it failed at present, yet afterward obtained, and was a mighty step to the ruin of the commonwealth. |
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Jenkins led Wales through the 2007 World Cup, where they failed to advance beyond the pool stage following a loss to Fiji. |
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In the next two tournaments in 1991 and 1995, Wales failed to progress beyond the pool stage, winning just one match in each tournament. |
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Ronnie Moran had established an excellent record as a penalty taker, but he failed to beat the excellent Noel Dwyer on this occasion. |
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They failed to mount a challenge for the new Premier League title, and as late as March they stood 15th in the table. |
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The result meant that Williams has failed to beat O'Sullivan in over 10 years in ranking events. |
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He only reached the last sixteen of one other event, and failed to qualify for the World Championship after a defeat to Martin Gould. |
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Stevens travelled to Haikou, China, for the World Open, but his cue failed to arrive on time for his first round match against David Gilbert. |
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A winter and spring of rehabilitation failed to cure the recurring knee problem and she had surgery in May. |
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Ontario lawmakers voted to impose fines on workers and the union if they failed to heed a back-to-work order. |
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After three failed marriages I realised that I may have been barking up the wrong tree and should abandon the search for the perfect wife. |
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Even the beneficient rainfall had failed to attract animal life to the basaltic waste, and the genius of silence seemed to brood over all. |
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The movie failed to satisfy her curiosity about the assassination. |
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He failed in his first attempt but succeeded in his second attempt. |
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They failed to declare all of their earnings on their tax return. |
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As he packed, he sifted through the detritus of a failed relationship. |
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The college failed to provide adequate security on campus after dark. |
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Referee Michael Oliver failed to detect a foul in a crowded box and the Canaries escaped down the tunnel with the scoreline still blank. |
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Rocard, whose two marriages had failed during his long years as the left's boy scout, was reported to be living with a psychoanalyst. |
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If one had to lie at all, the brazen lie was better because brazen lies were so outrageous many people failed to question them. |
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The Canaries went ahead when the home defence failed to clear their lines and Pilkington was on hand to slide in his eighth goal of the campaign. |
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Delobel and Schoenfelder failed to win the free dance, but they had built a big lead in the compulsories and the original dance. |
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Operative treatment should be reserved for those patients in whom conservative treatment has failed and who are motivated with regard to sports. |
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The prosecution has introduced evidence, including canceled checks, to show that the judge failed to declare part of his income. |
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When the company failed to file its financial statements, it was delisted by the Stock Exchange. |
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At least the daredevil, who unfortunately failed his famed stunt attempt, died the way he lived. |
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I spent countless hours revising, but, disappointingly, I still failed the exam. |
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He was doctrinally knowledgeable but failed to follow the basic tenets of the religion. |
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Material culture researchers have often failed to acknowledge the ephemeralness of much of their data. |
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His complaint was exactly that she failed to meet the deadline by four days. |
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The doctor said I needed glasses after I failed to read past the fourth line on the eye chart. |
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The professor failed me because I did not complete any of the course assignments. |
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The crowd slowly dissolved as news from doctors and Service upstairs failed to forthcome. |
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The store failed because all of the manager's friends were free riders who drove paying customers away. |
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I knew that if I failed it would kill my parents, who, gamblerlike, were staking their very existence on my success. |
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Though he had the gardenhose in his hands and a drain outlet near, he failed to use the hose in dissipating the dangerous accumulation. |
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Another Scotland opportunity went a-begging when John Barclay failed to grasp an offload at the end of some probing phases. |
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After the original plan failed miserably, they decided to go back to the drawing board and come up with something new. |
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However, two major Jacobite Risings launched in 1715 and 1745 failed to remove the House of Hanover from the British throne. |
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Drama in the early 20th century thrived, but the country failed to produce a Welsh National Theatre company. |
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The fortifications failed their only test when the New Model Army entered London in 1647 and they were levelled by Parliament the same year. |
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Chartism emerged after the 1832 Reform Bill failed to give the vote to the working class. |
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But the attempt largely failed because it did not encompass the regional differences used by speakers of Welsh. |
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It ultimately failed because of the reluctance of Scribonianus' troops, which led to the suicide of the main conspirators. |
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An invasion in 288 failed to unseat him and an uneasy peace ensued, with Carausius issuing coins and inviting official recognition. |
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The Fall of the Western Roman Empire was the process of decline in the Western Roman Empire in which it failed to enforce its rule. |
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Attalus failed to establish his control over the Diocese of Africa, and no grain arrived in Rome where the famine became even more frightful. |
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When Augustine failed to rise from his seat on the entrance of the British bishops, they refused to recognise him as their archbishop. |
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Not long after the failed Danish raid in Kent, Alfred dispatched his fleet to East Anglia. |
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The harvest failed in Scandinavia at least nine times between 1740 and 1800, with great loss of life. |
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In these original ventures, the Normans failed to make any headway into Wales. |
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He obtained victories during the Third Crusade, but failed to capture Jerusalem. |
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