missing the opportunity

Congress thus far seems to be missing the opportunity to do just that.

You'll be observing that, by the way; no point in missing the opportunity.

But so far the leaders are missing the opportunity.

Moreover, they felt, the center would be missing the opportunity to capitalize on its own real estate.

Companies still cannot get their offerings to the market quickly enough, in part because they fear missing the opportunity before the financing window closes.

Again, missing the opportunity to spend the night in a Bedouin camp would be a shame.

Failure to grasp the need for this interaction might mean missing the opportunity to share something very beautiful and comforting.

Are you missing the opportunity to do work that will provide valuable experience?)

Margaret Thatcher regretted missing the opportunity to start a programme of social renewal.

Were up-and-coming entrepreneurs missing the opportunity of a lifetime?

However, since he was so slovenly in his attire, she disliked missing the opportunity of setting a fine example.

He sounded as though he regretted missing the opportunity.

It was rejected for publication, however, missing the opportunity to become the first continuation James Bond novel.

"Be afraid not to do it," she said, "because you'd be missing the opportunity of a lifetime to get control of your life."

"It will only be great for women's golf if she plays well," said Tiger, not missing the opportunity for some early psyching.

Breaking his back resulted in Richard missing the opportunity to gain Welsh honours at an under 21 level.

But that would be shortsighted, like missing the opportunity to rally people united behind a war abroad around an equally horrible war at home.

It is a pity that, now of all times, we are missing the opportunity of having clear and safe management of the airspace.

However, Los Angeles County refused the offer, thus missing the opportunity to acquire 17,000 acres of park lands.

The Mayor in "Jenufa" is competent, but dull, never missing the opportunity to say - or sing - the obvious.

Mr. Sessoms says he found Queens to be a good college missing the opportunity to be great.

By letting Gary take off, they risked missing the opportunity to capture alive a knowledgeable prisoner, and failing to secure the gold.

They are seeing a lot of demand from bricks-and-mortar companies who are concerned they are missing the opportunity to build on the Internet.

Similarly, Rupert Murdoch is said to have regretted missing the opportunity of launching his own London paper.

To the Editor: I recently returned from a business trip to Egypt, and it seemed to me that travelers were missing the opportunity of a lifetime.