Example sentences of "[noun] can [not/n't] fail to be " in BNC.

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1 Apart from all else the concentration required to hear mentally an orchestral passage while seated in a bus or train or standing in the Underground can not fail to be beneficial .
2 Moreover , if the perspective is lengthened to include the Victorian period the observer can not fail to be struck by a feeling of historical déjà vu [ Kirby , 1981 ] .
3 ANYONE familiar with York can not fail to be impressed by the pedestrianisation scheme which has enhanced the city in recent years .
4 Even the most veteran balletomane can not fail to be moved by the production and the dying swan scene at the end brought a few tears in the audience .
5 They seem to be locked in a time warp but this has become their biggest selling point because , by remaining stubbornly unlike every other manufacturer , their instruments can not fail to be distinctive .
6 Visitors to West German cities can not fail to be impressed by the peaceful , car free centres served by integrated public transport systems .
7 Given its concern with the exercise of public power , political elites and government institutions , the modern study of politics can not fail to be sexist .
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