He adjusted poorly, feeling overwhelmed by a sense of failure.

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While we may seem endlessly glum about the economy here, in fact U.S. entrepreneurs had the least fears of failure of any entrepreneurs in the developed world, with less than one-third of adults feeling discouraged from starting a business by fear.

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After Katrina there was a serious breakdown in communications and failure at the top, which contributed to the feeling of unease.

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The failure of the Scottish Executive to do anything much about this complex of problems has left many feeling short-changed.

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