That is the coma that filmmaker Annalisa Piras and I diagnose as the Italian condition: economic stagnation, yes, but also a failure of consciousness and responsibility, which is in effect a moral failure.
But we do know that this tragedy was triggered by a failure at the Upper Big Branch mine -- a failure first and foremost of management, but also a failure of oversight and a failure of laws so riddled with loopholes that they allow unsafe conditions to continue.
This is considered not only an NCAA rules violation but also a moral failure of the coach by attempting to cover it up.
But it was also a dismal failure, showing an additional 131, 000 jobs were lost in July, and only 71, 000 new jobs were created in the private sector versus forecasts of 100, 000, while the new private sector jobs previously reported for June were revised down sharply from 81, 000 to only 31, 000.
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Not only because of bureaucracy, but also because of a perceived fear of failure.
Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age.
His last deal was a huge success, but also his own biggest failure: Goldman's own initial public offering.
That would be a failure of will, but worse, also of the responsibility we owe generations to come.
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The announcement today by President Obama, Prime Minister Brown and President Sarkozy marks a decisive moment for the West --but also another enormous failure of will by the three leaders.
He's also experienced an engine-part failure that a mechanic blamed on ethanol, but he said he's sure there were other issues that caused the shutdown.
And we think that a failure to provide that protection not only will make reconciliation impossible to achieve, but also would make Afghanistan's long-term development impossible to achieve.
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Failure would mean not just a forced devaluation of Brazil's currency, but would also damage Mr Cardoso's credibility, perhaps irreparably.
Recall that a few patients in the phase III study presented last fall at ACR also experienced heart failure, but that TNFs are also associated with heart failure.
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