Suddenly people will forget to be cynical, ignore any personal failings and turn out to watch the show.

By his own admission, he is guilty of personal failings.

Now I was misleading everyone about my personal failings.

Other themes include personal failings, romance, and allusions to the writing process.

There were people who felt dismayed by Clinton, yet drew a line between the man's personal failings and his public successes.

For all his personal failings, he was a genius.

So the problem goes beyond my personal failings and miscalculations.

"I am pleased that you find my personal failings amusing."

But the polls suggest that, as in the past, most voters separate policies they like from the personal failings of the man behind them.