Gray's nomination failed and now Dean was directly linked to the Watergate cover-up.

Both nominations by the troop fail to indicate further evidence that the nomination was processed or approved.

Another eight nominations were in sight but failed to get the necessary support to complete the required formal paperwork by the cut-off date.

As I said, 21 nominations to the court have failed to win Senate approval.

The nomination had failed by a single vote-the first such rejection of a president's nominee in nearly 60 years.

If the nomination fails, the President must nominate another candidate within 30 days.

Judge Haynsworth's nomination failed by a vote of 55 to 45.

Lenihan won the nomination but failed to be elected President and was also sacked from the government.

His nomination to be Chief Justice failed to win confirmation by the Senate.

The nomination failed in a party-line vote in the full Senate.