If these conferences fail, all hell will break loose again.

The conference failed to come to an agreement on the terms of a peace treaty and it broke up on 25 August.

That conference failed to produce a solution to the country's political problems, and both parties prepared for war.

Some experts might argue that there is no harm in exploring any of these alternatives, even if the conference fails.

We are saddened to learn that for some people, the conference failed to develop strategies for action.

However, the conference in Spring 2007 failed to reach a consensus on a draft non-binding declaration.

By August 1949 it was understood by all the participants that the conference had failed.

The three-month long conference almost failed to reach an accord due to disagreements on land reform.

The conference failed to produce a settlement, breaking up on the same day it began with each side blaming the other for its unsuccessful outcome.

The conference failed to stop the war and was largely discredited in the American press.