The maker of Type 2 diabetes drug Januvia had a few promising drugs fail in tests recently.

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West Sussex County Council said if work was not done now the bridge in Crawley would eventually fail safety tests.

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Better yet, how about kids who fail standardized tests?

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Although curry chefs could be said to possess skills not found here, many may not speak English, and so would fail the language tests now being imposed.

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Among ten-year-old black children 41% fail their basic reading tests, and so do 38% of the Latino pupils.

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Netflix has learned to never fail the same way twice and actively tests failure to automate recovery for the future.

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After some targeted cancer drugs fail, Exelixis and others look to diagnostic tests to help ensure success.

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He suggested potential loan receivers shouldn't look at the stress tests in terms of pass or fail.

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The ICC hope Harbhajan's appeal will be heard before next week's third Test, with the spinner set to miss the two remaining Tests in Australia, and one further match should it fail.

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After the plant was shut down, tests found some generator tubes were so badly eroded that they could fail and possibly release radiation, a stunning finding inside the nearly new equipment.

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He blames means tests for everything from encouraging fraud to destroying work incentives, and thinks they fail either to control public spending or to concentrate help on the poor.

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