But they all failed because they were not allowed to bank outside of Texas.

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There have been many contenders that promised to put silicon out of the business, but eventually they all failed miserably.

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The Spanish outfit should have come out after the interval with all guns blazing but they failed to up the tempo until the last 10 minutes.

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They all failed spectacularly, but what is interesting is they did so in the same, predictable way.

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They all had a good grumble but failed to find that road.

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O'Connor found the net with a low shot to revive Cork's hopes but they failed to add to that, leaving Kilkenny to celebrate their 29th All-Ireland.

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Obviously, we can all point at exceptions (selection bias), but when I think of all the examples of someone telling me in advance they were doing a blog, they failed.

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It was a goal of the highest order but Arsenal failed to kick on and Fabregas, Song and Djourou were all cautioned by referee Mark Clattenburg as they struggled to keep pace with the vibrant hosts.

BBC: Man City 0-3 Arsenal