"We could succeed in Afghanistan and if the Pakistani government does not put its own house in order they could fail in their counter-insurgency anyway,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

This caused smaller companies in that area to fail.

VOA: special.2010.04.25

John Ridley,a grain farmer in New South Wales, says his crop could fail if the rains do not come soon.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

But it says many other countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, will fail to reach that target.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

The Australian leader says his government is committed to international legal action if discussions fail to convince Japan to stop killing whales in the Antarctic.

VOA: standard.2010.02.20

"So as you can imagine, if you are say 50,55 or younger, the surgeons will be very hesitant to place these metal joints in your body because knowing that in 10 to 15 years, there's a chance these would fail."

VOA: standard.2010.08.11