"The people we deal with are the people who have tried to cross the border and who have failed."

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

As first the U.S.and then the world economy slipped into recession, several efforts to unlock credit have failed.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

Most efforts to curb their spread have failed, and many people resort to killing the toads with poison gases or by freezing them.

VOA: standard.2010.02.07

Arizona Republicans say the state needed to take action because U.S.officials have failed to enforce existing laws that could stop the flow of illegal immigrants from Mexico.

VOA: standard.2010.05.08

"The point is . you know the negotiations have failed so far.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

Jean Mamboundou says opposition parties have failed to heed civil society's call for a single candidate because many believe they can win the election outright on their own.

VOA: standard.2009.08.28

But the secretary also said senior officials are aware that past efforts have failed, and he said it is not clear whether the view in Tehran has changed.

VOA: standard.2009.05.05

the Hudson Institute scholar argues that the principle cause of continued violence in the Middle East - and the reason so many peace initiatives have failed - is Arab culture itself.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

But despite weeks of negotiations, the three main political parties - the Maoists,the Nepali Congress, and the Communist Party known as UML have failed to reach a consensus on who should head a new government.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

If their plan failed, Lee would have no other choice.

VOA: special.2009.12.17

Birns says the strategy has failed for Micheletti,however, because liberal and conservative governments across the hemisphere have given unanimous support to ousted President Zelaya.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

Nigerian Information Minister Dora Akunyili told reporters a range of measures have been introduced to boost security at airports in response to the failed attack.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

Barro said President Obama spoke at length about the death toll from the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington but failed to address how many people have been killed by U.S.troops in Iraq.

VOA: standard.2009.06.04

Former CIA counterterrorism chief Robert Grenier says the failed Times Square bombing may indicate that al-Qaida and its allies have abandoned more grandiose plans for the United States and are emphasizing smaller but still deadly operations.

VOA: standard.2010.05.05