This error of reinforcing failure rather than success made the battle "not one of (his) finer moments".

Marlborough stands accused - possibly for political and diplomatic reasons - of not pressing his private doubts about reinforcing failure.

Allied officers called this counterproductive Iraqi strategy "reinforcing failure."

Sadly society's expectations that everyone can get a C or above reinforce failure.

Senator Bob Dole, the Republican majority leader, called the new policy a decision to reinforce failure.

The first rule of war, Jean," the Marshal said, "is never to reinforce failure.

"The city's lost," Dodd growled, 'and the second rule of war is not to reinforce failure.

Having recognised the futility of the battle Urquhart was not prepared to reinforce failure.

The position was now hopeless, and rather than reinforce failure Königsmarck withdrew with his Swedish cavalry.

Compacts should be designed to reward positive achievement, not to reinforce failure.