abort

to fail

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To fail to act would be like an ostrich burying its head in the sand.

to miss

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But these recommendations continue to miss the mark.

It is an opportunity we simply cannot afford to miss.

Europe is lagging behind the rest of the world and threatens to miss opportunities.

But if we speed up the process, we run a serious risk of causing them to miss their opportunity.

The one thing it will not do is solve the problem -- it is a massive sledgehammer to miss a nut.

be lacking

be missing

lack

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It showed a lack of vision and a lack of respect, from what one can see.

We all know that there is still a lack of information and a lack of acceptance.

Its lack of imagination and lack of ambition are amazing.

There is a lack of alternatives, a lack of constructive debate.

2170 This is due to a lack of coordination and a lack of convergence in terms of social protection.

miss

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Let us not miss that opportunity.

But these recommendations continue to miss the mark.

Let us not miss the opportunity which this report affords.

It is an opportunity we simply cannot afford to miss.

Too often we miss the opportunity to intervene and prevent conflict.

miss (3: I miss you. = Tu me manques.)

abstain

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I therefore prefer to abstain.

I therefore abstain on this resolution.

So we have chosen to abstain.

We have therefore decided to abstain.

Until that happens, my group will abstain.

fail

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Nature can only destroy where people fail.

I fail to understand this sort of discrimination.

35286 That is where these systems fail.

International aid must, without fail, be well coordinated.

It must do so next time without fail.