An impacted wisdom tooth is one that fails to completely rise through the gums -- the term is erupt.

VOA: special.2011.08.10

But if irrigation fails, the best thing to do is to go to a health careprovider for professional assistance.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

And when the system fails, it is my responsibility." President Obama campaigned on a promise of "change we can believe in."

VOA: special.2010.01.23

Many critics say Wal-Mart fails to pay its workers fairly or provide them with enough health insurance.

VOA: special.2009.07.17

European officials hope to avoid the crisis that could spread if Greece fails to pay its debts.

VOA: special.2010.02.12

She says she does not want to disappoint herself when she fails to keep them.

VOA: special.2009.12.28

"If the monsoon basically fails or is a very weak one, the trees affected by monsoons at that location might put on a very narrow ring.

VOA: special.2010.05.25

And now,before my courage fails, I would ask you, to be mine in marriage.

VOA: special.2010.07.31

If it fails,people will know it. And they will try to hold it accountable."

VOA: special.2010.07.23

Only one thing remains to be tried and if that fails,we are ruined!"

VOA: special.2009.09.26

In this story,a trial takes place to decide if the moneylender Shylock can take a pound of flesh from a borrower who fails to repay his loan.

VOA: special.2011.06.06

But often he fails. The expression was born in the military forces.

VOA: special.2009.12.06

It fails to set detailed targets for cuts in carbon emissions.

VOA: special.2009.12.26

He suggests it only when drug therapy fails to work.

VOA: special.2010.02.17