All failure in communication is due to failure caused by one word only: expectations.

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"We pay people to communicate our message and clearly there was a failure in communication, " he said.

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In politics, a failure of communication is always the fault of the communicator.

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This failure of communication may look bad, but it is hardly unprecedented: since Eisenhower, presidents have seldom used their cabinets to make policy.

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Nasa ground controllers have re-established contact with the International Space Station less than three hours after a computer failure briefly interrupted communication.

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The breakdown of trust and communication can drive a family down the path of failure and dissipation of the success of a lifetime of work to build wealth.

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