When the direct approach failed he tried the inverse.

当直接方法失败时，他尝试相反的做法。

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He says America's land-for-peace formula has failed and it is time for a new approach.

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

At most companies, only after this approach has failed, will the hard work of building a new kind of IT begin.

FORBES: The Coming Crisis of IT Management

's approach to modifying loans of failed IndyMac Bank and used that as the model for this broader program.

FORBES: Magazine Article

The financial crisis has demonstrated beyond any question that our current approach to consumer financial protection has failed.

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