Five months later another pair of earrings bought by investigators also failed a heat test.

The pair of plovers, who have three eggs, tried two other times to nest this year but failed.

If one pair failed the other automatically took over.

Three pairs bid the slam and failed, each losing 199 points.

The pair continued but failed to pull full levels on many of the elements.

If East opened one diamond, as he did at many tables, some pairs failed to reach any slam.

All that the pair failed to notice was an open spot near one corner.

On the road, the missionary pair failed to make recruits.

The pair also qualified for the 2010 final, but failed to better the result of the previous year.

It would also be possible to find out how many pairs succeeded, or failed, in a particular contract.