Failure to put senators on the negotiating team,they say, cost him valuable support later on.

VOA: special.2010.11.04

"Rather than a failure to collect or share intelligence," he said, "this was a failure to connect and understand the intelligence that we already had."

VOA: special.2010.01.09

Researchers have linked the failure to identify and express emotions to many health conditions.

VOA: special.2009.03.24

He faced criticism for his failure to pay the International Monetary Fund.

VOA: special.2009.01.30

General McClellan kept making excuses for his failure to act.

VOA: special.2009.09.17

But they add that failure to implement fiscal consolidation where it is needed could undermine confidence and hamper growth.

VOA: standard.2010.06.27

Failure to hold the vote by the end of January, a deadline set by the constitution, threatened the creation of a political void.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

Bakiyev denies any role in the violence and blames interim authorities for failure to protect the people.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

"The failure to devise a clear, Mr.Secretary,and credible plan for employing TARP, has also resulted in a massive waste, some people believe,of taxpayer dollars,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

"If there was a failure to take appropriate action before the shootings, there must be accountability.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

In a statement,the State Department said the decision was made in recognition of the de facto regime's failure to restore democratic, constitutional rule to Honduras.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

Mr.Obama accused Republicans of playing politics with the issue, after at least one opposition senator said failure to pass health reform could "break" the president.

VOA: standard.2009.07.23

And at that point,we believe there should be consequences for a failure to respond."

VOA: standard.2010.05.14

The UN Human Rights Council was set to condemn Israel for its failure to cooperate with the fact finding mission headed by South African Justice, Richard Goldstone.

VOA: standard.2009.10.03