Mobutu instilled a deep fear of dissent and sadly failed to develop his country's vast resources.

The Telugu version sadly fails and scores on no account.

The mooted 'frog theme' for the tour sadly failed to come to fruition.

Sadly failing a drugs test now puts doubt on her right to hold the race record.

We are failing sadly if he is happier in a cell than out among us.

It is an example of Nigerian ingenuity that sadly failed to blossom fully.

The book sadly fails to note the larger implications of its story.

You as a "religious affairs correspondent" sadly failed.

Parts of the test-tube fusion episode failed sadly on this score.

I wouldn't have known it was there unless I had been trying, and sadly failing, to customise the new homepage.