Although he outwardly seemed to be coping, the repeated failures must have taken their toll.

The same failure took place at the dress rehearsal on Thursday.

And the failure of the minimum wage to rise in step with inflation has taken pressure off wages.

The report finds that failure to take action to prevent climate...

But several survivors he represented say that his failure to return calls for months, even years, took a wrenching emotional toll.

"The larger numbers in Eastern Europe represent a failure to take action."

This failure took him spectacularly on to be director of education in another county.

The bombings and the failure at Stalingrad have taken their toll on morale.

But, perhaps the greatest failure of the Pledge took place in the last few weeks.

Mechanical failures were common and took the team out of contention for the title.