Sentences with phrase «of the abject failure of»

We were given the opportunity to adopt the AV system in a 2011 referendum, yet it was decisively rejected, with 68 % of voters opting for No on a 42 % turnout, in part the result of the abject failure of electoral reform advocates to craft a convincing case in favour of change.

«Eli» is a prime example of the abject failure of government education.

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The younger Steinbrenner's venture was nothing short of an abject failure, but his next venture in sports ownership proved infinitely more successful.

«Total and abject failure here at ATL Airport today,» he tweeted, adding that there was «no excuse for lack of workable redundant power source.

«Marijuana prohibition has been an abject failure, and Alaska voters said enough is enough,» said Chris Rempert, political director of the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol, in a statement.

He helped me appreciate the efficiency, speed, and inherent conceit of intuitive judgment, and its infrequent but often abject failures.

From an investing perspective, getting completely wiped out and thinking it was the end of the world, and thinking I was an abject failure, and this investing thing wasn't for me.

You don't know what theories are in a scientific context, you make an argument equivalent to «people can't take strides greater than ten feet, therefore it's impossible to run a marathon,» and you think that the lack of a full understanding about a particular hypothetical explanation is some kind of demonstration that science is an abject failure.

Trading legalism for pietism is really no improvement, we are no longer under the power of the law, and no longer slaves to sin, we still can and do fall short of perfection, in fact, Romans 7 gives us a pretty clear picture of the kind of abject failure that results from trying to live a pious life under our own power.

The Archbishop of Armagh Dr Richard Clarke said: «War must always represent the abject failure of the human spirit and of humanity itself.

The Church of England has branded Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement as «extreme carelessness» signifying an «abject failure of leadership».

But the war itself is the outcome of an imperial presidency and the abject failure of Congress to perform its Constitutional duty of oversight.

If I want to waste four hours of my life being alternately patronized and reminded what an abject failure I am according to the criteria contemporary society holds dear, I can always read The New Yorker.

Imagine with what groans of regret the original disciples kept recalling their abject failure to keep their pledge to remain faithful to Jesus no matter what (Mark 14:27 - 31).

What everyone who is trying to deny people medical coverage because of their «religious beliefs» shows the abject failure of their philosophy.

This moving episode between Moses and the Word moreover has the quality of psychological and emotional authenticity; its vastly strengthened language of protest is an appropriate response to Moses» apparently abject failure in his preliminary meetings with Pharaoh and with Israel's representative foremen.

According to a key supply manager with one of Australia's biggest pharmacy chains, the release of Blackmores infant formula has been an «abject failure» with consumers.

But because of how quiet Douglas Costa was on the right, and the abject failure of Rodrigo Betancur to give Juventus any attacking element from central midfield — that Pjanic suspension really hurt them here — Juve couldn't do anything to take advantage of

The terms outlined by the tabloid are perhaps intriguing considering Mourinho's abject failure during the first half of the ongoing season.

His once great legacy has been overshadowed by years of abject performances resulting in complete failure.

Why does Wenger panic buy (somebody please list the number of abject failures — which WERE evident before we bought them, and get players like Mertesacker who really is NOT a first team player.

No amount of positive thinking from fans will change that state of affairs and to think otherwise just allows the delusional one to make endless excuses for his own abject failure... And it's not all abou the money there is not one player I can honestly say has improved under wenger in the last 10 years... Fabregas was the last and he joined us 15 years ago!!!

Has ten years of abject failure not illuminated anything for you?

It's interesting to note how their abject failure at this year's World Cup has affected that; although some might also question the introduction of Diego Costa, whose commitment is more questionable than that of Fabregas, into the group.

There have been a lot of retirements after England's abject failure in Brazil and Jack believes this team can improve on recent form in big tournaments.

Now I have no idea if that's really a fair assessment at all but it gives me pause on the notion of bringing him to Dallas...... especially after his abject failure in Buffalo.

They are a mediocre club gaming the system and are unworthy of the respect of the true soldiers in the trenches giving their all every week in rain and mud.Their primitive accumulation of Uefa titles (of whatever name) coupled with abject domestic failure is a farce and just another in a long list of stat padding scams brewed in the bernabeu; a la madrid!

For many fans, the disenchantment of the Peter Swales era of ownership was still fresh in their minds — a 20 year stretch of abject failure.

United's 4 -3-3 against Benfica in the Europa League is a particularly telling example of an abject failure from ill - implemented playing systems.

This ongoing crisis was deepened by the abject failure of Slaven et al to get a brace of central defenders from among the several transfers of accomplished CB's that took place during the summer transfer window.

That will also signify United's decline and a fourth year of failure, even after the arrivals of Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Paul Pogba, which could be classed as abject failure.

«This is not so much a failure of the system as a complete and abject failure of the media to report their [the committee's] views objectively,» he declared.

Most of all they reflect the abject failure of the policies of the White House and Number 10 towards Iraq.

Seven years after government compulsorily acquired 702 acres of land for the establishment of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), the 78 owners of the land say they wallow in abject poverty, and are frustrated over government's failure to compensate them.

Last week's meeting of the G20 leaders was an abject failure just at a time when the world needs strong leadership and a clear sense of direction,» Mr Darling, writing in the Independent, said.

The reason that so many of us have been critical in the past lies in the fact that (i) Brown still gets away with his own opinion of himself as chancellor (when he should have resigned because of abject failure) and (ii) the tories had no prompt and coherent strategy to deal with the recent economic disasters as they unfolded.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said Monday that if all Congress can accomplish is passage of the «Fix NICS» bill «it would be an abject failure and a dereliction of our duty.»

Responding to the Autumn Statement, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said it placed on record the «abject failure of the last six wasted years» with growth and deficit targets slashed.

Another risk (though less likely) would be abject failure of the sterile male release or RIDL to achieve its technical objectives.

Can Ron Howard, Tom Hanks and the team attract the sort of attention wasted on the abject failure that was The Da Vinci Code?

He's ten thousand leagues from charming and not necessarily easy on the eyes but his sheer determination in the face of abject failure is what earned him the title of «heroic failure».

Part of the problem may well be Nintendo's abject failure with the Wii U. Capcom's last upgraded was Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, but it obviously didn't do as well as the Capcom would have hoped on the troubled dual - screen machine.

It's a miracle, a golem, capable of illuminating the rawest humanity in one stroke and of exhuming the most abject failure of human impulse in the very next.

The promise inherent in a chop - socky wuxia opus concerning a quintet of fearless vampire hunters and a cadre of zombies is almost infinite, making the abject failure of the piece something almost awe - inspiring.

Some of the things they turned out to be hiding were psychological, like Renata's abject fear of failure.

Only Deadpool and Domino survive, painting this first version of X-Force as an abject failure.

Some have claimed that online learning is a «disruptive revolution» and a harbinger of the end of residential colleges, while others have called MOOCs at best «mere marketing» or at worst an abject failure, singling out low completion rates.

«The latest Social Mobility Commission's «State of the Nation» report reveals the Government's abject failure in tackling the root causes of poverty and inequality and in offering hope to communi...

One can even say that it is underlying disdain for the very kids in his district that is a critical reason why he is such an abject failure as a school leader: If you don't care for kids, you can not do the hard work of transforming the quality of instruction, curricula and leadership that is needed to give kids cultures of genius in which to succeed.

Several online charters have cancelled their contracts with K12, and in Tennessee, education commissioner Kevin Huffman called for shuttering the Tennessee Virtual Academy because it had test results «in the bottom of the bottom tier» and is an «abject failure.»