"It was a failure with regards to its initial mission, a success to the triumph of the people that suddenly were thrust upon a problem that they never anticipated, they never planned for, they never trained for, and were able to pull off successfully a successful recovery."

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So, we argue, that initial failure is actually something you should embrace.

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After its initial failure to convict anyone for the Lawrence murder, the Met ordered an internal inquiry into the way the investigation was conducted.

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But Ford's chief, Henry Ford II, was incensed at the initial failure of the car that bore his father's name, and the Edsel division was destroyed.

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