continued failure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcontinuedandfailure
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continued
adjective[before noun]
uk/kənˈtɪn.juːd/us/kənˈtɪn.juːd/
still happening, existing, ...
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failure
noun
uk/ˈfeɪ.ljər/us/ˈfeɪ.ljɚ/
the fact of someone or something ...
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(Definition ofcontinuedandfailurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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But we have also seencontinuedfailureto meet the objectives inherent in the 1978 principles.
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We simply cannot affordcontinuedfailure.
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The restoration of competence of the valve was, therefore, followed bycontinuedfailureas the impaired ventricle was called upon to deal with an increased volume load.
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Continuedfailureof payment results in the prosecution of the offender.
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There is acontinuedfailurein general to accept the responsibilities of being a landlord.
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What action does she propose to take on thecontinuedfailureto file?
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The directors have been warned thatcontinuedfailureto file may lead to prosecution.
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The result iscontinuedfailureto address the problem of world debt.
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It deals with the initial failure and withcontinuedfailureafter time has been allowed by the authorities for compliance.
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There is a continued resistance to accept automation and acontinuedfailureof management to press forward with it.
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I also deplore thecontinuedfailureto index capital gains that arose from investments made before 1982.
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Could that help in the event of acontinuedfailureto find work resulting in more workers becoming redundant?
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Thecontinuedfailureto adopt a directive had left our titanium dioxide industry uncertain as to future pollution control measures.
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Another conceivable outcome is acontinuedfailure(7b).
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There seems to be acontinuedfailureto realize that points at which sea, rail and road systems meet are often good junctions.
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It would thus be fully aware thatcontinuedfailureto make the necessary improvements could lead to an intervention order being applied.
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The slump in the housing market is inextricably linked to thecontinuedfailureof the general economy to move out of recession.
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I understand that the closure of the colliery in question has been due to heavy losses resulting fromcontinuedfailureto meet operating targets.
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It is in ourcontinuedfailureto deal with inflation, the continued increase in costs which is progressively undermining our competitive position.
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Theircontinuedfailureto balance revenue with expenditure can have only one result—curtailment of the services which they give to the sick.
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He has failed largely because of the state of the agricultural machinery and thecontinuedfailureto recognise the necessity for safety provisions.
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Aftercontinuedfailure, they pursue one last project - which yields dangerous results.
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This penalty may be increased by $10,000 per month per form forcontinuedfailureto file.
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