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1. God’s word in their lives and fail in standing in faith, they
2. because they fail to put into effect what they learn or
3. She was confronting the reality that she would now undergo a test of survival that she could very well fail
4. · And, what happens if you fail to draw up a will? Then the religious law will take over
5. She’s been up and down like the proverbial yo-yo all day … I don’t think she intended me to realise but I could hardly fail to notice
6. The life support is the only fail safe, and it had proven effective against all rogue silicon takeover efforts to date when Lula was launched
7. Some day “whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there
8. A congregation that caters to the wealthy and powerful to the neglect of the poor and sometimes uneducated is doomed to fail
9. "Your intelligence department will fail to find them," Bin-Martis said about himself
10. Nothing had crapped out yet, but Tig kept his face like stone, expecting something he never expected to fail at any moment
11. He wondered if the universe around him might start to fail
12. Alfred wondered if he might be better off if Alan's phone was to fail
13. Screw: If you hold it in your hands, you will have to take certain decisions about your business; think over it carefully, or you could fail
14. Snow always came to Churchup, every winter without fail
15. They lose it when they fail to find a rider, and go mad instead
16. Words fail me in the lightness of the morning,
17. You ask me why it is that words fail me
18. If you fail to find one you like you are indeed unique
19. She beamed with joy because the enhancements he'd made to himself over the centuries insured that no woman would ever fail to find fulfillment in his bed again
20. As long as it was unfinished, you were in danger – if you were eliminated, the whole quest would fail
21. People will tell you, and it has been written, that bipolar or mentally ill people in general are bound to fail
22. In life, he couldn't fail
23. But, if she’s going to accuse me of being ‘the other woman’ surely she wouldn’t choose to do it over lunch? I try to imagine the scenario and fail miserably
24. Each desperate contestant was made to stand in front of the panel of judges on a spot marked with a silver star, and almost without fail the judges poured torrents of scorn and condescension down upon their heads
25. Dorini would be the accommodation village, you know, tennis courts, golf, pools, spas, casino, theatres, need I go on? I tell you, it couldn't fail
26. ‘Dear God! What a load of … well, words fail me
27. where the pressure was really on, she would fail
28. I fail to follow the roads that I do not want to: I am where I should
29. That reminded her that if this environment really was in Gordon’s Lamp, it could fail at any moment
30. Where the economy may falter, shrivel and fail
31. fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be
32. almost without fail the judges poured torrents of scorn and
33. that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations
34. And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail
35. He that speaks flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail
36. And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one letter of the law to fail
37. he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee
38. He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail
39. Yesterday she spent an hour being told in no uncertain terms that unless she reined-in her extra-curricular activities she would fail
40. Fail me, and you will wish that you hadn’t
41. his torso, ‘I’ll not fail you again, Master,’ he called after the evaporating figure
42. In the event that someone should fail to
43. ‘Do share it with us, as I fail to see any
44. I as principal can lessen the penalty, but since the two of you fail to cooperate or
45. who hobbled around the square every day without fail and
46. story, and the end of the story mind you, is that when you fail to answer they’re
47. fail before him, and the soul which he
48. He proceeded straight through the offices of lesser managers and subordinates with Harry in tow, and Harry couldn't fail to notice the glances and stares he received in their passing
49. harvest will fail, and the harvest of
50. After a while it became a vicious circle, I would fail to have a successful relationship and I would be bitter and unhappy
1. eventually failed in their bid at the cost of al the lives onboard both vessels
2. He appeared to view Sam as a peculiar species of alien, and so he failed
3. failed by our ways of doing things, and still expect the
4. I'd sat with him for several evenings while he drank himself silly and even cooked food for him, egging him on to eat when his appetite failed
5. The only thing Scar felt he knew for sure was that if he attacked her and failed, it would be the end of him
6. After a week passed and doostEr had not heard from Tahlmute, he figured that he probably was trying to steal the cargo and had given up the game when his original ruse failed
7. There was another pause during which both of them tried to smile and failed,
8. Leonora hadn't realized they had all failed to introduce themselves!
9. She braked – he saw the brake lights come on, but it appears that her brakes failed for some reason
10. Glenelle also tried to raise Ava's sister for a voice channel and failed, so she told her about it in a message
11. ‘The brakes failed on Liz’s car this afternoon … she crashed into one of the motorway bridges
12. Her brakes failed completely, I gather
13. Your brakes failed and you collided with a bridge on the motorway
14. ‘It’s as we told you, Liz, your brakes failed and you hit a motorway bridge
15. ‘You said the brakes failed
16. Closer investigation later revealed that Bugle Boy’s last worldly act was a failed effort to lift a Boston Cream donut to his mouth
17. When the courts and the assemblies failed them,
18. The result was rather disappointing: Everybody failed except Mary, who “saw” that the copper statuette of Oros had been moved away from its usual place
19. This whole gambit to let the Squidy sail right in was his idea and now, something aboard Tipperary had failed
20. It could only be by another tech and he desperately tried to guess who it was and failed
21. The governor failed to see the significance of that data, even when native astronomers noticed a large member of Cynd's asteroid belt had been knocked from its orbit on a course to plunge deep into the gravity well of the brown dwarf
22. The only thing that I failed to find out, was what had happened exactly between Arion and Lady Chimaera during the time he was her prisoner
23. girl he had failed to protect in the past
24. He must do that one thing he so signally failed to do before he ran away
25. that plan had failed and the soldier became afraid
26. Yet again, Kara felt the impact of the massive divide between her culture and that of Earth – something the exploration of the seaside resort had highlighted; the sheer volume of … words failed her … stuff that was on sale in the shops … most of it completely superfluous … badly made, cheap (in every meaning of the word) ornaments of no practical use whatsoever and precious little artistic merit, deliberately manufactured to clutter up somebody’s home … and then there was the food and drink on offer! Everywhere she’d looked there had been foodstuffs on sale and people eating … battered fish, hot savoury smelling sausages, the tart scent of vinegar on chips fresh from the fryers … and ices of every conceivable flavour … and those unbelievable sweets in all shapes and sizes … and, according to Iain, this particular seaside resort was a relatively small one … by the time Iain turned off the motorway at the Taunton interchange, she had concluded that although it had been fun visiting, really, when it came down to it, she preferred her own world
27. Danton spoke slowly and clearly, “You tried and failed
28. When the courts and the assemblies failed them, when words and gestures like his own proved futile, the Barcs finally turned on friend and foe alike
29. "I still don't understand why you failed," Vic said, also entering the instrument room where he was working
30. " Desa tried to sound calm but her shaking voice failed
31. “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life, and that is why I succeed
32. She cried and wept and begged him to set her free, but in spite of all his efforts he failed utterly
33. To my utter amazement, he goes on to say that Joris’ last mission was to guard me on my quest to retrieve the last of the Elements, emphasising that without Joris’s protection, the task would have failed – he also manages to suggest that Joris had a hand in the retrieval of the other Elements without actually saying so – but I’m not going to quibble over that
34. Again, I am struck by the plight of the planet – what will happen if I failed to find the Elements? It doesn’t bear thinking of
35. ’ I continued, ‘Even on Earth there are areas where people are starving either because the crops failed or because of war or some other tragic reason
36. His hate and rage was so intense that he failed to see Collin and the White come up out of the mist until it was to late
37. Imperceptibly, I see Berndt relax, holding his head slightly higher and remember what Gilla told me about his perfectionist traits – surely he hasn’t been thinking that he has failed me?
38. After all, the political and media establishment knew about the magic powers this wonderful document possessed and the great politician knew that these people, who generally failed to see the bigger picture, would be as keen as mustard to see how unfit or stupid various members of the government might be
39. Every copy was thumbed and smudged with sweat and grime where avid but confused readers had tried and failed to glean the document's meaning from its empty pages
40. harassment cases have been filed as the result of a failed work relationship
41. Gilla didn’t know why his marriage failed … could it be because his wife preferred someone else? I can’t see Berndt wandering … he’s not the sort
42. She tried to hide it but failed, Thom knew she’d seen this cherub before
43. These ordinary people cringed and winced as the experts subjected them to crushing and horribly patronising witticisms, The ultimate aim of this personal degradation was focussed on one thing; to single out only the most exceptional talents, while ensuring that the audience at home was vicariously thrilled and titillated by the humiliation of those who failed
44. It was a prospecting expedition that had failed to find exploitable resources, a biological expedition that had been duped by their only seedchild, in a ship that might still be haunted by more than Angels
45. He was sure it had failed because of his leadership
46. If you find that you are still struggling to make affirmations work for you, there is still another option that can be effective when the others have failed
47. Especially when you have failed once
48. A piece of advice my previous failed attempts were due to my trying to go from a feeling of fear to that of security in an instant
49. was very worried, as she had failed the test 3 times,
50. completely failed to notice Karen and the shop assistant secretly
1. of failing to believe God and stand on what they believe
2. failing, filled his nostrils and gagging, he broke the spell
3. failing to understand that they too hurt as he did, he chose a simple life
4. They found their way where he would not, and wilfully failing to understand that they too hurt as he did, he chose a simple life
5. ‘I hope you won’t take it the wrong way, Karal, but I keep expecting to detect something alien … and failing
6. Wrapped in the yellow haze of failing organs,
7. white tile graduate, failing to comprehend the point
8. I was shaking with fear at first and angry because Uncle just stood laughing while Auntie showered me in kisses and shouted at him for failing to protect me
9. ’ I told him, trying to sound matter of fact and failing miserably, even to my ears
10. This of course is very true of an ill person, in fact any person failing in life could be deemed mentally ill, since they are not showcasing the mental skills and tools to live properly
11. ‘It’s a failing of mine, I’m afraid
12. dilapidated and failing, locked into the decline that blighted so
13. ‘No, no, it’s not that …’ he said, failing completely to explain what exactly it is he is concerned about
14. Jock makes his legitimate money by buying up failing farms, selling off the land and converting house and barns into holiday homes
15. failing that brought this about and henceforth our
16. He had heard stories about good friends who became lovers, failing
17. ’ I asked trying to be matter of fact about it, and failing
18. Please be aware that Dan is now imprisoned in some sort of isolation vessel we are trying to locate him but up to now we are failing to even find out where he was last seen
19. in the river with a stone tied around my neck for failing in
20. Alfred had gotten over his funk about failing to pick up Alan from the river raft after a few months, as soon as he also began to deny that Alan was dead
21. She knew her own social world was failing
22. After failing for so long to so much as scratch him, he never actually thought it was possible to hit him, let alone land a lethal blow
23. Streams of energy spilled from their fingertips, only to dissipate the instant it met the beings' empty forms, failing to even scratch their dark surfaces
24. The one failing here is that we have no way to communicate with our body systems
25. Pappi, a Pappi who was about to spoil his record of not failing a
26. Mother, by letting desire for Andrastus cloud her judgment, by feeling joy rather than regret when she’d orphaned the children of opposing warriors, by failing to adequately honor the
27. I stood still, trying to understand what had just happened, and failing to dispel the energy surging through me
28. should have been no more than drops failing soothingly into a
29. He missed the good times they had shared, but he was determined to get on with his life and tried hard to forget her – failing miserably
30. whatever he had conjured earlier was failing him currently
31. As a result, what could have been a pleasant and fruitful life for her was constantly interrupted by thoughts of ineptitude and feelings of despair due to her frightful failing to find peace in her daily journey ahead on the many and varied paths she followed
32. Or failing that, a temple
33. He cursed himself for failing to notice the post holes in the entryway when they first came through
34. We remember how we have failed in the past, and have ideas about how we can avoid failing in the future
35. And she wanted him to see that she was not failing in that, and would not allow herself to fail
36. ‘I never entirely understood what the agency’s post-brain research is all about,’ Monty said, trying to sound a little flippant and failing miserably
37. ’ Scott pushed himself off the chair, feeling his balance go, not knowing if it was the failing AG or the effect of the tranqs
38. How many escort class vessels do we have ready to fly within the next thirty minutes?” replied Jim, failing to address Scott’s concerns
39. ‘I have limited ability to influence Species 7, but spreading knowledge of the other species and the consequences of failing to prepare is permitted
40. From a human point of view, it would be necessary to somehow guide the parents over centuries, without failing once, in how to name their children, so that they would eventually form part of the genealogy, according to specific design criteria
41. ” He went on to tell us that every morning at first light and every evening at last light this Turkish sniper would be active and would shoot someone an Officer if he could a Sergeant at second best or failing this the bomb makers other marksmen and even the medics
42. The number of predictions about future events contained within the Bible and the fact that we find that all events that have occurred in our past, came true with 100% accuracy, not failing once in accuracy or timing, should leave one with sobering thoughts about the events predicted for our future
43. 28 The odds of one person in history fulfilling so many prophecies by chance, without failing in at least one of them, are once again impossible according to our scientific standards
44. trying to hide the fact that he was in pain, and failing, which made it very clear just how much
45. People in universities spent years and millions of pounds failing to produce
46. direction, following his own agenda, failing to
47. “The thing is Billy Boy that her lungs are failing and in a while she wont be able to breath it’s a bit like consumption her lungs are filing with fluid and she is literally drowning
48. I hereby confess to failing to understand how these degenerates have been able to rise so far in American politics
49. And, our present federal government under Obama is certainly failing
50. He would rather condemn poor children to failing schools than offend the teachers" unions
1. When everything else fails, one resorts to prayer
2. This love never fails
3. He showed my husband this Scripture: Love never fails
4. By the way: The computer I work on has been upgraded too many times and, as a result, it breaks down every now and then: Sometimes the screen turns black, or the program fails, or the printer doesn't work properly and so on
5. Joris throws more and more absurd imprecations at his friend’s back, making me giggle even more - the only suggestion that Berndt can hear any of this being the occasional shaking of his shoulders as he fails to suppress his laughter at the ridiculous things being said
6. Orientation with sky and gravity fails,
7. used more to restore the entire web server in the event their hard disk fails
8. 14 February – R never fails! 52 years since that dinner at the Embassy
9. 3 Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and
10. When the ECG fails one of the nurses double checks by feeling for a carotid pulse
11. Jock is aware of pain, aware of the needle being stuck into his buttocks, but he is in that quiet moment of shock when a broken body fails to connect with the receptors in the brain that describe a wound
12. When all else fails he always has the sure procession of notes to lead him into the light like a line of biscuit crumbs in a smugglers cave
13. If a congregation fails to
14. It never fails, there’s a pang that hits our stomach around 2:30 or 3:00 in the afternoon
15. They had over-traded a little, and had brought upon themselves that loss, or at least that diminution of profit, which, in this particular business, never fails to attend the smallest degree of over-trading
16. If, before it came to the person who presents it to the acceptor for payment, it had passed through the hands of several other persons, who had successively advanced to one another the contents of it, either in money or goods, and who, to express that each of them had in his turn received those contents, had all of them in their order indorsed, that is, written their names upon the back of the bill; each indorser becomes in his turn liable to the owner of the bill for those contents, and, if he fails to pay, he becomes too, from that moment, a bankrupt
17. commodities, which the freedom of trade, without any such attention, never fails to supply in the proper quantity
18. A child who fails to develop these skills will have difficulty developing and sustaining personal relationships, since their immature behavior, such as acting out verbally or physically when angry or afraid, tends to destroy social connections
19. An early-morning runner fails to notice it as he is jogging along
20. Such sacrifices, though they might frequently be agreeable to the interest, are always mortifying to the pride of every nation; and, what is perhaps of still greater consequence, they are always contrary to the private interest of the governing part of it, who would thereby be deprived of the disposal of many places of trust and profit, of many opportunities of acquiring wealth and distinction, which the possession of the most turbulent, and, to the great body of the people, the most unprofitable province, seldom fails to afford
21. He assumes the girls have merely moved it to another part of the parking lot, so he looks around, but fails to see it
22. The increase of demand, besides, though in the beginning it may sometimes raise the price of goods, never fails to lower it in the long-run
23. The demand for such instruction produced, what it always produces, the talent for giving it; and the emulation which an unrestrained competition never fails to excite, appears to have brought that talent to a very high degree of perfection
24. fails; But if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done
25. The willingness of some to give their lives so that others might live never fails to evoke in us a sense of wonder and mystery
26. We’ll try another newscaster with your recording, and another if that fails
27. However, if their stance fails to serve as a deterrent to – primarily – the US, then any strategic gains are sure to be only short term
28. „American religious conservatives are against the cloning of human embryos because cloning fails to serve the nation"s moral will
29. This article fails to inform readers that the former place an intrinsic value on human life as being fashioned in the image of God and precious to him, while the latter treat the individual as something to be coerced, beaten, discarded, and murdered, with absolutely no value to be attached to human life
30. “What if the zero-option fails?”
31. The revival of industry is so slow that the Cuban fails as yet to appreciate the altered and improved conditions, and he knows nothing of his political future
32. When a society begins to lose its moral compass or becomes less critical of questionable points of views or unseemly behavior that diminishes an individual‘s intellectual and moral character, however, and when principled and far-sighted judgments(s) become increasingly muddled and uncertain and when that society fails to exercise reasonable discretion by indiscriminately embracing every hare-brained idea for tolerance sake or taking every (novel) proposition at its face value without giving serious thought to the matter and when an individual, lest he or she be perceived as close-minded or confrontational, remains on the sidelines as a casual observer rather than an active participant, such actions or inactions, whatever the case may be, must inevitably usher the moral and intellectual decline of that society
33. Rand‘s cold-blooded philosophy, however, fails to factor the spiritual dimensions that (also) inform our actions…perhaps more so… extending beyond the internal limits of our
34. This is the inevitable outcome, perhaps, of a society that fails to pay proper attention to its choices; that is to say, to the consequences of its choices
35. Lest the seed be lost and the child fails to come forth
36. It fails to acknowledge sin as such; although it is willing to entertain forms of appropriate/inappropriate behavior defined by popular customs or manners that (in any event) oftentimes lose their social mandate as arbitrary conventions may vary
37. A ―Fool‖ isn‘t someone who asks a lot of ―foolish‖ questions but someone, rather, who fails to heed the counsels of the Wise
38. Not only is it illegal to commit war crimes, an officer or sergeant who fails to stop human rights violations can and should be prosecuted for failing to stop such crimes
39. "'Old Man Fails to Raise the Circles!' You know the sort of thing
40. A belief that equates wealth with “natural virtue” and poverty with sin inevitably fails to punish the wealthy for their crimes, and leads to a culture of lawlessness among financial elites
41. The vagina is never so short of water that it fails to find enough to give the penis a bath
42. That way you will avoid mail delivery fails, which is common issue when you use Yahoo, Gmail, or other external email address
43. This fails many children
44. Science then fails humanity because it does not honour all of our humanness
45. But is the mind trapped in some manner within the cellular processes of the individual brain, disappearing when its host fails?
46. It fails each and every time
47. ‖ You have just described the Leftist who continues to pursue Socialism when all history dictates that it fails
48. 10 Their bull procreates, and fails not; their cow calves, and throws not away her calf
49. 10 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones are consumed
50. more than the hairs of my head; therefore my heart fails me