Although the team fell short of its ultimate goal, it was a breakthrough season nonetheless.

No one recognized more than he how far short he fell of his goal.

The site fell far short of its goal of 30,000 subscriptions.

Though the campaign fell slightly short of its $15 million goal, it set a single-quarter record for a Democrat in a presidential race.

Even though she fell short of her goal, her legal battle paves the way for other women to take up the fight.

That intervention fell short of its goal, bankers said.

The final margin fell short of the Republicans' 1,000-vote goal.

They fell short of their goal of spelling it out.

But it fell 10 miles short of its southern goal when the state ran out of money.