Nevertheless some saw in the failure the inability of Congress to take the heat on tough questions.
Yet failure to take such risks could be just as disastrous.
There was failure to take an important step when the project started its work.
Thus, a failure to take action to remove him is betting the civilized world.
"This case only emphasizes the city's failure to take strong action in the past," he said.
A failure to take account of these changes will have serious economic and political consequences for any country.
Finally, we in Europe are making the long-term problem worse because of our failure to take strong enough action on climate change.
However, a failure to take this analysis further would be rather simplistic.
One thing that does not cause hair loss in women is failure to take good care of their hair.
One young man, explaining his failure to take part, said, "I would never vote in this election."