Bailouts are a symptom of misguided policy meant to block out failure.
Or the blame for the long-drawn-out failure of rescue efforts?
The systems approach has been a flat out failure.
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If he wants to scapegoat Congress and the Federal government for shorting cities on housing, Bloomberg has an immense repertoire to choose from: the flat out failure of foreclosure policies, anti-urban transportation funding, lending that stifles mixed-use developments, and so on.
For others a manager may address how failure is a means to an end, and while no one sets out to failure, learning from the experience can make the individual stronger and a better contributor.
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DoSomething.org has a quarterly failfest that is designed to take the stigma out of failure.
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They single out the failure of the two main Palestinian factions, Fatah in power in parts of the West Bank, and Hamas, which governs in Gaza, to reconcile their differences and speak with one voice.
But as Dr Esparza points out, even failure, at this early stage, would be progress of a sort, as well as a valuable lesson for future efforts.
"It cannot be ruled out that the failure of this treaty may result in further strong declines ... in the days and weeks ahead, " Valentin Hofstaetter, an analyst at Austrian bank RZB, said.
Senior commanders in Iraq were singled out for a "failure or lack of leadership".
But the Frenchman's back wheels locked up early on and he had to pull out due to mechanical failure.
He will be hardly hung out to dry if they just miss out, although miserable failure would be another matter.
The industry has had two years to sort this out, and their failure to tackle the culture has resulted in these tough rules.
In 1965, A huge power failure blacked out New York City, parts of eight northeastern states and parts of Canada, affecting 30 million people.
The driving fear of failure, points out Mr Collins, is not unique to corporate life.
For Verizon, a failure to complete the deal means a failure to take out an aggressive price competitor.
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Owen admitted his day had been soured by his failure to see out the 90 minutes, but he was delighted to score.
Health minister and North Norfolk MP Norman Lamb said he was concerned about the failure to get out the 15 extra ambulances.
Yet they have borne the burden, with 90% or more of the value of their holdings wiped out in most cases of failure.
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And due to failure to roll out device management software and write group polices, they are hesitant about letting employees bring their tablets in for work.
Mr Justice Stephens found that there had been a failure to carry out an appropriate assessment of the rivers Foyle and Finn special areas of conservation under the Habitats Directive.
"Failure to carry out the sea wall repairs will leave the cliff face unprotected and would eventually leave Happy Valley Road at risk of collapse into the sea, " it said.
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As lawmakers become ever so comfortable in the power and prestige of their positions, the most difficult action they could ever take is to admit failure and get out of the way.
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The across-the-board budget reductions, the result of Washington's failure to work out a long-term, deficit-cutting plan in November 2011, essentially shut down some government agencies, though it had a negligible impact on others.
The negative factor for England was clearly the top-order batting, Lumb having registered a second failure and Pietersen out first ball after replacing Ravi Bopara, having missed the Bangladesh game to be with his pregnant wife.
The filmmakers are dismayed by Bazelon's failure to reach out to either the Long family or their legal counsel, so that they may have had the opportunity to address the Murray County School District's assertions.
Nissan has said that it is considering building the new Micra at its Barcelona factory or a plant of its French partner Renault because of the UK Government's failure to set out a timetable for joining the euro.
One of the central criticisms of government response to Katrina centers on the failure to reach out to the's city large impoverished population and make sure people were aware of mandatory evacuation orders and had the means to flee.
Iain Dowie's long-term future as Tigers manager is also uncertain and his hopes of keeping the job will not have been helped by his side's failure to close out what would have been only their second win under his command.
On December 10th the boss of Fiat Auto, Roberto Testore, resigned, paying the price for his failure to sort out the problems of the Italian group's car-making business, which staggers from loss to loss even as the European car market booms.
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