In a world where perhaps 93% of new products eventually fail, some high tech products disappear without finding a problem to solve.
Close to half of Latinos in Houston, for instance, fail to graduate from high school.
Many intelligent chief executives of high character fail to learn these lessons.
The only thing Apple Chief Executive SteveJobsSteve Jobs can do wrong now is fail to meet the high expectations he has created for himself and his company.
Recognize the difference between good and bad failures, i.e. those initiatives that fail because they were high risk encountered unpredictable pitfalls and those that failed because of poor planning, poor management and poor execution.
In addition, and more specific to the sector, any bull market for the sector will come to an end if or when high profile drugs start to fail Phase III clinical trials or the Food and Drug Administration turns down a high profile drug that everyone was certain would be approved.
"There is no food safety issue, but the mislabelling of products means they fail to meet the very high standards consumers expect from us, " the statement said.
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High petrol taxes fail to exploit those additional channels.
The recent round of quantitative easing will fail to keep bond prices high with yields low so we will continue to short the long term Treasury bond, seeing virtually no opportunity in bonds.
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Should such a high risk attack fail due to faulty information or prudent anticipation on the part of the adversary, the enemy may not be deterred and may respond with even greater force.
With the increased emphasis on the speed of filing, and the opportunities for innovation, the stakes are high for those who fail to understand and take action.
Nearly two-thirds of high-potential start-ups fail due to tensions within the founding and executive team.
Then they want to set the bar for Mr. Cameron's renegotiation so high that he is doomed to fail.
Push the fast trading and high leverage to hedge funds which fail at a rather regular rate with little or not impact on the wider economy.
Bank loan funds cite historically low default and high recovery rates, but many fail to cite nuances that imply that past performance may not predict future performance.
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That is, for high achievers make it safe to fail.
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But they are expected from high-level performers and when those performers fail to demonstrate leadership and effective communication skills, they are often out of a job.
Institutions that fail to set meaningful expectations, a rigorous curriculum and high standards for their students are putting these students and our country's future at risk.
While the site's ultimate goal is to illustrate the delicate process of opening our gadgets while leaving them unharmed, the good folks at iFixit never fail to entertain us in the process, with two dozen high-res photos of the Nexus 7's innards littering the 21-step repair guide.
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Secondly, same-store sales growth might again fail to enthuse investors since it is coming on top of a high base.
Plymouth face the threat of being wound up in the new year if they fail to clear their tax bill before their next date at the High Court on 9 February.
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The iconic American airline collapsed in 1991 under the pressures of deregulation and high oil prices, resurfacing a few years later only to fail again.
The government has said the UK's biggest banks will be broken up if they fail to follow new rules to ring-fence risky investment operations from High Street outlets currently being considered by Parliament.
Researchers also found that high school and college students who mix their alcohol with energy drinks fail to appreciate the strength of the caffeinated combo and underestimate how drunk they really are.
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Some argue that the 2009 deal with former rebels that bought - at a high price - a measure of peace to the Kivus was destined to fail.
So if this is the case, why did EPA fail to warn their test subjects that the substances they would be exposed to in high doses were so dangerous?
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This makes sense: in those areas with a high level of radiation, living things would tend to die or sicken and fail to reproduce.
In the Republic, the Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, said the Ireland's reputation as an exporter of high-quality meat products was being harmed and the main opposition party, Fianna Fail, has called for an independent inquiry.
Surveys of student debt often fail to distinguish between student loans, with their relatively easy terms, and overdrafts, where high real interest rates are charged and full repayment can be demanded at any time.
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