v fail to do something; leave something undone
She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account
v be unsuccessful
Where do today's public schools fail? The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably
v disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
His sense of smell failed him this time His strength finally failed him His children failed him in the crisis
v stop operating or functioning
The engine failed on the way to town
v be unable
I fail to understand your motives
v judge unacceptable
The teacher failed six students
v fail to get a passing grade
She studied hard but failed nevertheless Did I fail the test?
v fall short in what is expected
She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust
v become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close
A number of banks failed that year
v prove insufficient
The water supply for the town failed after a long drought
If nothing else, I had learned my first lesson in creative theater advertising, for "You will not fail to thrill to The Sound of Music" was the main quote outside London's Palace .
There's an uproar about whether the government should let AIG fail, a debate re-energized by the latest revelation of bonus payments going to AIG's executives.
Passfail emerged in the late 1960s, washed in by the tide of student protest against "the System.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: On Too Big to Fail, All the Warning Lights Are Flashing Red [VIDEO] Too Big to Failbanks played a key role in causing the last financial crisis. Not a single executive has been prosecuted, despite their rampant lawbreaking, which means that there's been no effective deterrent against reckless and illegal behavior.
June 25, 2013 - The Huffington Post
Fed’s Fisher Urges Bank Breakup Amid Too-Big-to-Fail ‘Injustice’ Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher said an implicit government guarantee for the biggest U.S. banks is an “injustice” that prompts them to take excessive risks and that they should be allowed to fail.
June 25, 2013 - Bloomberg
Barack Obama in Irish Central If we continue to fail to act at the federal level, we will continue to see misguided efforts opening up around the country,he said.
Elvis Presley in Washington Post I'm so very sad and confused with every emotion possible. ...... This is such a massive loss on so many levels, words fail me,Presley said in statement.
Ben Bernanke in Reuters The outcome of the stress test is not going to be fail or pass,Bernanke said in testimony to the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday.