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

This failure to reach a public consensus can do nothing but damage for the profession.

Her failure to reach her goal is not for lack of hard work.

The failure to reach the 1986 World Cup was also very close.

It may have been the failure to reach such an accord that led to the decision to cut short her trip, the analysts said.

The failure to reach an agreement made him rethink his desire to play.

It mocked his failure to reach the woman he wanted against all reason.

The failure to reach an accommodation led to a return to severity.

The failure to reach agreement in the antitrust case is not a surprise.

It is too early to tell what the long-term impact of the failure to reach a deal on Thursday may be.