When her older brother was finally reunited with their father, the boy failed even to recognize him.

The boy tried to hold his gaze and failed.

When the boys failed to return by midnight, the parents alerted the security forces.

The older boy was always getting into some kind of trouble and his younger brother never failed to help him in the process.

After the boys failed to arrive, the police and hundreds of volunteers began hunting for them.

The boy was failing fast and there seemed nothing anyone could do.

The boy tried to manage a smile, but failed.

Maybe the hotel newshawks could succeed where the political boys had failed.

The girls as well as the boys fail to meet the most minimum standards.

When that boy failed to show or called to say he was running an hour late, Melissa's spirits would sink - again.