Google has been trying to tap the fast growing social networking market despite perceived failure of its projects Buzz and Wave.

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They also criticised a perceived failure to encourage tidal projects such as those proposed for Swansea Bay, Kinmel Bay in north Wales and the Severn.

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Proper preparation of a player and his family can prevent anger, humiliation or embarrassment from erupting on the day itself, with dashed expectations turning real triumph into perceived failure.

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Mr Zyazikov had come in for sustained criticism from opposition groups over his perceived failure to combat corruption, solve disputes with North Ossetia over refugees or reduce attacks on the security forces by Islamists.

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The Treasury will be nationalising the provision of loans to small businesses through credit easing, because of the perceived failure of the semi-nationalised banks, Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds, to direct money where it is most needed.

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Not only because of bureaucracy, but also because of a perceived fear of failure.

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The final document was widely perceived to be a failure, largely because it was insufficiently specific to have any real meaning or impact.

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But if investors and creditors regard the proposals as credible, if banks are no longer considered too big to fail, the costs for banks of raising money would rise: as you will have deduced, the risks of investing in and lending to banks increases in proportion to the perceived reduction in the implicit insurance against failure they receive from the state.

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