This year, for instance, Denmark's prime minister failed when he tried to get support, in a referendum, for joining the euro.

This is what the government's own research recommended in 2008 - but which ministers have so far failed to act upon.

Sunnis say broadening the executive branch would help Iraq when the prime minister fails to produce results.

Meeting over the weekend, foreign ministers failed to find a middle ground between the Iraqi and Kuwaiti positions on the sanctions.

Your ministers have failed you, Ma'am: send for better ones.

They tried to come to an agreement, but the foreign ministers failed.

After his ministers fail to resolve the crisis, he could disavow them and bring in a team that is more pro-free market.

During the speech the minister has repeatedly failed, he said strangely some words.

For so many years, ministers and the Council have failed to see the connection between fisheries policy and a reduced access to fish.

Not only did the ministers fail to decide on the headquarters of the agency, but they even called into doubt previous promises made by the Council.