If this was his goal, I think he failed miserably.

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He failed the driving test miserably, but did not tell his wife.

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"Others have tried to make tablets smaller than the iPad and they have failed miserably, " he said.

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Nixon's policy failed miserably, and he resorted to enhancing domestic supply at a terrifying environmental cost and by turning to reliable low-cost foreign suppliers.

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If policymakers failed as miserably as Mr Stiglitz believes, then he ought to be far more worried about the potential for government failure in the future.

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