The third car; however, failed to close in upon The Shadow.

The secondary door that opened into the corridor also failed to close.

In the 1980s it tried but failed to close its sixth form.

But months passed and the high bidder failed to close.

We began to lose air, and the inside locks failed to close immediately.

She then turned to fire at the other side, but the men on board failed to close the gun ports.

Occasionally these bones fail to close, but the dog is still healthy.

Schools that failed to close the gaps could be subject to takeover.

But the dollar, despite rising temporarily yesterday, failed to close above its level of the day before against the mark.

Also, the wage gap failed to close, but it did become smaller.