The government sharply raised interest rates this year but it failed to bolster the currency.

政府今年大幅提高了利率，但未能加强货币。

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But it failed to yield a clear verdict, leaving the first hung parliament in 70 years.

但是选举未能产生明确结果，形成了70年来首个悬浮议会。

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We believe it was listening to marketing focus groups, but it failed to watch customer behavior.

我们相信他们是听取了市场关注组的意见，但是他们没有看到顾客的习惯。

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But the secretary also said senior officials are aware that past efforts have failed, and he said it is not clear whether the view in Tehran has changed.

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Goodbody & Company was a broker, but it failed in 1970, it went bankrupt.

古德巴迪公司就是经纪商,不过在1970年破产了

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But it failed to stop Lou Gehrig's, and trial patients lost 10% of their body weight.

FORBES: Hunger Pangs

Jacobson persuaded her husband's doctor, Bart Barlogie, to try the drug, but it failed.

FORBES: Health

The stated reason for QE-2 was to lower long term interest rates but it failed miserably.

FORBES: Bernanke's Tea Leaves Read Unintended Consequences