That failure, he said, has allowed gangs of various kinds to proliferate.

The failure now to control borders has allowed foreign fighters to enter Iraq.

In the wilds of the Underdark, failure allowed for no second chance.

The failure could allow the State Comptroller to order a budget for the city.

The failure to reach a comprehensive test ban in the early 1960's allowed the development of many new sophisticated weapons systems.

The failure to act quickly may have allowed the disease to establish itself among local animal populations.

That failure, he said, allowed the investigation to "die on the vine."

Serious failures in these areas can allow a possible successful application for marriage nullity.

"Although various individuals were at fault, a systematic failure allowed it to happen," a report, published in February, said.

His failure to establish working political alliances in Congress allowed the scandals to spin out of control.