"And the county has failed to demonstrate any disease prevention as a result of the spraying."

Democrats were quick to state that the county had failed to give residents enough information.

The board is empowered to take over Nassau's finances if the county fails to balance its budget.

The groups claimed the county failed to adequately study how the project would affect the environment.

The county failed to live up to this optimism, and although there were a few wins, performances on the whole were poor.

The appeals court said the county had failed to demonstrate that the ordinance was needed to protect children from psychological harm.

The county, it said, also failed to budget $1.7 million in costs for the state board's own administration.

For all these years, the county has failed to exploit its most famous resident as fully as it might.

The suits contend that the state, county and city failed to investigate the center, despite persistent complaints.

Moreover, it noted that the county had failed for four years to reach a contract settlement with the union.