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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a failed past" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe a history or background that has not been successful or has resulted in negative outcomes. Example: "Despite having a failed past, she was determined to turn her life around and pursue her dreams."
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"Today we have paid the debts of a failed past and laid the foundations for a more prosperous future.
General Motors created Saturn 16 years ago as a different kind of car company, a friendly, unconventional brand aimed at Americans for whom Detroit represented a failed past.
Seeking to pin the blame for the tough measures on Gordon Brown, the chancellor said: "Today we have paid the debts of a failed past.
Europe's failures to solve the structural problems of the single currency and the post-Syrian refugee crisis also leave pro-Europeans struggling to defend a system that isn't working as it should and is too deferential to the illusions of a failed past.
Similarly, retaining the CFTC, SEC and all the other grand and petty agencies and offices are misguided efforts to cling to a failed past and a failure to implement more effective, dynamic alternatives.
He should make it clear that he is interested in policies that lead to a better future, not the re-creation of a failed past with a six decade old embargo that didn't work.
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It's a simple choice between the failed past or a promising future - a clear choice between the right course and the wrong one".
McCain has become the face of an ugly and failed past.
But those experienced in shaping the strategies of political figures emphasised that he must first nullify attempts by the Tories to frame him as a throwback to Labour's failed past, and ensure voters are left in no doubt that he is a very different proposition to Gordon Brown.
Lance Price, who worked in Downing Street under Tony Blair, added that Mr Miliband needed to ensure he defined himself against failed past leaders.
Mr. Lieberman is one of the strongest advocates for rethinking Israel's approach and rejecting what he views as failed past formulas.
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