Although he failed to get his chosen successor elected, Mr Cardoso himself was quite popular when he left office.
The former England striker ran on to Elano's pass and, although he failed to connect properly with his shot, he still got enough behind it to beat Gordon.
The Scot explained Harrington was a player "nobody in matchplay golf wants to play - a great competitor", although he failed to win a match in each of the past two Ryder Cups.
Mr Davis's critics argue that, although energetic and resilient, he has failed to develop a strategic vision for the company.
Although Tengku Razaleigh won his own seat, he failed to deliver the state.
Hall made such a splash that, although Fox failed to snap him up, he struck a syndication deal and was on the air from 1989-94.
Meanwhile, Michael Heseltine challenged Thatcher for the leadership of the Conservative party, and although he didn't win, she also failed to secure the requisite votes.
Australian Voges played a more textbook innings, although he did survive on 18 when Craig Kieswetter failed to cling on to a difficult chance down the legside.
Monty Panesar received a tumultuous reception but failed to trouble the scorers, and although he appeared harshly done by when given out caught at silly point, his duck is unlikely to be of great significance.
Although he was expecting this result, he said his campaign had failed and "the train could now leave the station" heading for a transfer union, where Germany would act as the paymaster for the weaker economies.
Black volleyed sub Peter Steele's cross to the net from a tight angle although Coleraine keeper David O'Hare appeared at fault as he failed in his attempt to stop the shot with his legs instead of using his hands.
Mr Djukanovic may hope to keep influence behind the scenes, although he knows that Ivo Sanader, his former counterpart in Croatia, tried and failed to do this (and now stands accused of massive corruption).
"Although Mr Cummings made efforts to implement improvements between January 2006 and March 2008, he failed to take reasonable steps to assess, manage or mitigate the risks involved in the aggressive growth strategy which the Corporate Division, under his direction, was pursuing, " the FSA said in its notice.
The nine remaining agents took polygraph tests, and although none of them failed, some responses led to the loss of several jobs, he added.
But although the media tycoon was in many ways a figurehead for the fragmented Georgian opposition, he failed to get more than 7% of the vote in last month's presidential elections.
And, although revenues will have to rise if the budget is to be brought into balance, he failed to explain to middle-class Americans that they will have to pay more tax.
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He has failed to halt the steady haemorrhage of believers in many Western countries, although the Catholic Church continues to grow in numbers in parts of Africa and Asia.
Although he helped pull South Korea out of a financial downward spiral, many of his promised economic reforms failed to materialize.
Although Sharpton failed in his three previous attempts to win election to public office, some analysts said he shouldn't be ignored.
Although legal wrangling failed in this instance, it worked for another relative, Faustino Dy III, when he ran for Congress against Miss Padaca in 2001.
Rooney had come off the bench in the 71st minute and, although he went close when his goalbound shot was blocked in the West Brom goalmouth by Gabriel Tamas, he failed to help United to a win as they were held to a third consecutive Premier League draw.
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