He failed his Physics A-level exam on his first attempt.

There he failed the oral portion of his final exams on his first attempt.

If she failed on her first attempt, she would have only to wait for her backup fleet to arrive.

But he failed on his second attempt due to light and variable winds.

This caused some concern for ground controllers because most other modules failed to dock on their first attempt.

Leonard failed on his first attempt to get up, then rose on wobbly legs at the count of six.

Mickelson chose to hit out of the hazard and failed on his first attempt.

White had failed the sergeant's exam twice before embarking on these studies, and on his third attempt passed with a score of 89.

But why should I do that, when you failed so dreadfully on your last attempt?

He failed the Foreign Office exam on his first attempt, due to poor mathematical skill, but passed six months later after some coaching.