Word: failed
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...achieve the goals he outlines, Sullivan proposes that his principles be made mandatory for American companies operating in South Africa and that heavy penalties be imposed against compliance that do not receive the most favorable compliance ratings. Investors should divest from companies that consistently fail to get acceptance compliance ratings, the minister said Sullivan said he seeks to have 1000 companies endorse the principles...
Although these songs are slow and evocative, they never wander or get lost in the background. In fact, only at the end with "Ko Ko Ku" does the music fail to capture and hold the listener's attention. This minor flaw occurs because the ambient music takes over and Anderson's voice becomes lost...
...more difficult to show the effect of poll standings on a candidate's success on election day. One branch of the bandwagon theory predicts that supporters of those performing poorly in the polls often fail to vote because they believe their cause is lost...
...again and again that they had only been trying to "give peace a chance." The U.S. attempt to create a strong, moderate, peaceful government, they said, was meant as a first step toward stability in the Middle East. And if the goal proved out of reach, well, better to fail than not to try. Said Reagan: "I don't know what we could have done differently, and our search was for peace and I think we were right in doing that. If that is to be denied, if they [the contending factions] cannot bring about that peace there...
...head of the KGB for 15 years and shared the military's concern for discipline and efficiency. The actual explanation may have been far simpler. Andropov's colleagues on the Politburo apparently considered him to be the more qualified of the two. But once Andropov's health began to fail, Ustinov, Tikhonov and Gromyko evidently decided to line up behind Chernenko rather than throw their support to a younger contender whom they considered too inexperienced for the job. It was Tikhonov who eventually nominated Chernenko in the closed Central Committee meeting...