Both parties had heavy stakes in seeing the venture succeed.
There was no doubt whatever that without him the venture could not succeed, even if he were lost at the very point of victory.
You had no idea that the venture would succeed.
Still, it is far from clear that the venture will succeed, and any delay could cause some of the seven initial members to back out.
To what degree this bold venture will succeed remains to be heard.
If you do fail, just remember that with each failure comes experience and knowledge to help the next venture succeed.
If her husband's venture succeeded, the entire parish would benefit.
Had this venture succeeded, the face of bibliographical control today would have been completely different.
Without this political will, such a venture could never have succeeded.
But many in the industry are skeptical that the venture will succeed.