The phrase "a failure for its" is not correct and seems incomplete in written English.
It could be used in a context where you are discussing the shortcomings of something, but it requires additional information to be meaningful.
Example: "The project was deemed a failure for its lack of proper planning and execution."
Alternatives: "a failure due to its" or "a failure because of its".
A much-publicized marketing partnership with Groupon.com appeared to be a failure for Lions Gate Entertainment, as its "Lincoln Lawyer," produced for about $40 million, opened in fourth place with a tepid $13.4 million.
While Mr. Schwarzman and Blackstone had already beaten K.K.R. to the punch with an I.P.O., the offering at that point had been a resounding failure for its investors.
Only last week, the South African Rugby Union president, Oregan Hoskins, argued publicly that Meyer should stay in post following the Boks' third-place finish at the global tournament – a failure for a team with its eye on the main prize, but hardly a calamity of England magnitude.
But while it was the first-ever full-body games controller, the Activator was an expensive failure for its makers, and much like the Power Glove it routinely failed to acknowledge the player's movements correctly.
Exubera, the first and so far only commercially available inhaled-insulin diabetes treatment, is on the verge of turning into an expensive failure for its maker, Pfizer.
Israel fought a 34-day war against Hezbollah in 2006, which many deemed a failure for Israel because Hezbollah maintained its ability to fire rockets to the end.
The demise of the upstart football league is a highly visible failure for its parents, World Wrestling Federation Entertainment and NBC, which were planning to spend a combined $100 million through the 2002 season to launch it toward profitability.
The demise of the football league is a highly visible failure for its parents, the World Wrestling Federation and NBC.
In part that's because a failure for the president is a failure for the nation.
