Example sentences of "fails [to-vb] is [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What the widow , divorcee or sorrowing woman fails to realize is that if the grieving were to stop the interest might diminish , or if intimacy were to develop to the point of involving responsibility , comfort would be withdrawn . |
| 2 | What this rush to a newer , more gorgeous you fails to accept is that you ca n't keep up the pace forever . |
| 3 | What the hon. Gentleman fails to mention is that the industry has shown enormous flexibility in increasing exports by a massive 78 per cent . |
| 4 | What he fails to mention is that he 's just been fined by his fun loving Durham County Cricket Club colleagues for turning up unshaven . |
| 5 | What he fails to grasp is that if that obstetric experience is withdrawn from Downpatrick , then there will be no selection of patients whatsoever and all will have to make their way to Belfast or Lisburn irrespective of clinical condition . |
| 6 | But the point that young Macaulay fails to realise is that if one is going to take potshots , there is no point in aiming a verbal blunderbuss at piddling little targets . |
| 7 | What he fails to add is that nowadays information is as leaky as a fistful of sand . |
| 8 | What it fails to say is that it is a high intensity workout which does not suit all fitness levels . |
| 9 | What he fails to say is that there is a large common widely used by children of all ages , pedestrians , dogs , walkers etc . |