For many, academic failure does not come from an unwillingness to work hard.

A great optimist by nature - that's why failure came so hard to him.

The failure to reach a deal by today's deadline did not come as a complete surprise.

Their biggest failure came on the power play, where they scored only once in eight attempts.

The failures came after the 1970, 1987, 1990 and 1994 games.

It may not be for ten thousand years, but failure will come.

The failure of the telephone came to him as a warning.

His prices were high, for failure often did not come easily.

These failures come at a time when the need for services is immense.

The party's greatest failures have come in the past few weeks.