• Mr Singh's failure to repair that machinery explains a lot of his government's failure to achieve much else.

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  • Sir Salman's failure to speak at the festival, many would argue, is India's collective failure.

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  • The Fund is dissatisfied with the government's failure to stem Kenya's legendary corruption.

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  • But consider this: Mr Obama's failure and Mr Romney's success in the last debate coincided with a switch in the opinion polls.

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  • He has countersued McCracken, alleging, among other things, that his losses were partly due to McCracken's failure, as Howell's physician, to disclose Howell's drug abuse.

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  • Carlos Cuellar miscued a header and Barry a volley before Boro's failure to clear Petrov's close-range shot allowed Carew to lash his drive past a despairing Jones.

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  • Although the goal came through the heart of the much-talked-about Chelsea defence, it was the midfield's failure to track Bowyer's run that allowed him to get on the end of Jerome's astute nod down.

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  • O'Neil claims that Hollywood has improved in its recognition of black actors, but the Academy's failure to nominate 2006's "Dreamgirls" for best picture, for example, is a sign that Oscar voters simply don't understand such films culturally.

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  • The little attention paid to Mr. Taya's downfall and the failure to fully understand its broader implications underscore the West's continued failure in Africa.

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  • West Indies skipper Darren Sammy lamented his side's failure to chase down England's total.

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  • It suggests an overestimation of Congress's strength, and the party's failure to reassure the TC's irascible leader, Mamata Banerjee, is careless at best.

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  • The build-up play was excellent, but Benoit Tremoulinas's failure to head away Pjanic's cross proved crucial and Bastos slotted in at the far post.

    BBC: Lyon 3-1 Bordeaux

  • Armitstead's performance was a welcome boost for home fans after the bitter disappointment of Mark Cavendish's failure to win the men's road race Saturday.

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  • Iraq's failure to furnish Mr Blix's team with the documents it has requested, and the absence of other forms of active co-operation, earned his strong censure.

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  • Indeed, the main impetus to conclude the CWC arose from the world's failure to respond to Iraq's violations of an earlier international norm -- the 1925 ban on first use of chemical weapons.

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  • And, although the judges annulled the decision to put the pact in abeyance, they also said that the council's failure to adopt the commission's recommendations was not something they either could or should overrule.

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  • Mr Cameron also raised Mr Miliband's failure to say during Monday's session what he would have done at the EU summit, adding that most Labour MPs would be asking for a new leader for Christmas.

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  • America and its allies were exasperated at the UN's failure to agree action against Saddam Hussein's regime.

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  • While Josh Brolin continues to get work (he'll next appear in a remake of True Grit), the film's failure won't help Megan Fox's career.

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  • Labour leader Ed Miliband mocked the chancellor's failure to make any reference to Britain's loss of its Triple A rating with credit agencies during his hour long budget speech.

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  • Their lack of runs is one of the main reasons for Australia's failure in this series - and let's not forget that Clarke carries that poor form with him into his first Test as captain.

    BBC: Jonathan Agnew column

  • The MPs' main grievance was Mr Jones's failure to consult them over the Welsh government's submission to the Silk commission on devolution.

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  • As has now become custom with the Tunisian champions, the coach has paid the price for the club's failure to reach the final of the continent's top club competition.

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  • However, the club's failure to quash rumours about O'Neill's arrival before and after last weekend's 3-0 defeat by Arsenal generated a backlash against owners David Sullivan and David Gold, as well as vice-chairman Karren Brady.

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  • Less good is Mr Hague's failure so far to do something about the party's European divisions.

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  • "Treasury's failure to discover the scope and scale of AIG's executive compensation obligations ... potentially resulted in a missed opportunity to avoid the explosively controversial events and created considerable public and congressional concern over the retention payments, " the report says.

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  • Since the eruption of the Enron scandal, Andersen has borne the brunt of an outsized portion of criticism for the company's failure because it certified as fair and accurate Enron's financial reporting--including its use of off balance sheet partnerships to disguise the level of Enron's true indebtedness.

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  • In the light of Rangers' premature exit, former Ibrox defender Craig Paterson believes Kris Boyd's failure to capitalise on a clear opportunity sealed the club's fate against Stuttgart.

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  • Livni's failure to assemble a ruling coalition at that time triggered last week's elections.

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  • Livni's failure to assemble a ruling coalition for Kadima last year triggered Tuesday's elections.

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