But a major failure of the gyroscope system might prompt an earlier repair attempt, perhaps next year.

The war had devastated trade and its failure prompted significant social disorder.

Though a product's failure might prompt a return, Russians are generally not whiny consumers.

The failure to find such weapons in Iraq has prompted a series of investigations into prewar intelligence.

Many people in baseball feel that failure to get an agreement would prompt Ravitch to leave his post.

A catastrophic failure of the planet's natural regulation could well prompt a broader desire for radical change.

This failure prompted an evolution of the Alliance into a political movement to field its own candidates in national elections.

There he hoped to find work as a singer and dancer, but failure prompted him to try his hand at writing.

Still, his failure to meet timetables has prompted several arts groups to take unusual measures.

Upgrading a personal computer is not the same thing as fixing it, although a failure often prompts the former.