If his plan failed, he could offer them in exchange for his own freedom and that of his men.

VOA: special.2009.06.25

So there was a big bank run and Northern Rock would have failed if the Bank of England hadn't come by to rescue them.

从而出现挤兑狂潮,若非英格兰银行施以援手,北岩银行恐怕早就倒闭了

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

People were pulling money out of banks because they feared that if the bank failed, then they would lose their money; it created a huge crisis in 1933.

人们纷纷从银行提取现金,因为他们担心,万一银行破产,他们就会血本无归,这种情况导致了1933年经济危机

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

He worried about his motorcycle. If the engine failed, he could die of lack of water before anyone could find him.

VOA: special.2009.01.14

And, one other thing that I failed to point out, if you take a look at the energies associated with the outermost electrons, in this case, lithium, you see it's 0.5 megajoules per mole, and then what's the 6.26?

还有另外一点我忘记提到的是，如果你观察离最外层,的电子的能量，在这种情况，对于锂，你可以得到，它是每摩尔0。5兆焦，那么6。26是什么呢？

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

If Yancey failed to get the statement he wanted, he would take Southern Democrats out of the convention.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

And even if the rebellion failed, he predicted that it would lead to a civil war between the North and the South.

VOA: special.2009.06.25

"If you look back in history you will find that many presidents who were enormously popular in that first year became failed presidents over time.

VOA: special.2010.01.23

If this failed, Geary said, they hoped their actions would produce civil war.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

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

VOA: special.2009.12.17

If this failed, he planned to escape to Mexico.

VOA: special.2010.01.14

So,if one failed, the other could be used.

VOA: special.2009.07.22

"If you have two or three sovereign state institutions fighting each other, it means democracy failed,".

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

US President Barack Obama warned Iran, at the time,that it would face "increased pressure" if it failed to reveal all of its nuclear activities.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24

Stratfor was one of several organizations earlier this year warning that Mexico could become a failed state if it does not win the war against the criminal elements that hold sway over some areas of the country.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18