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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a formula for a failed" is not correct in written English as it is incomplete and lacks clarity.
It could be used in a context discussing a method or approach that has not succeeded, but it needs to be completed for proper usage.
Example: "The researchers developed a formula for a failed experiment, hoping to learn from their mistakes."
Alternatives: "a recipe for failure" or "a blueprint for disaster."
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That to me is a formula for a failed state," Graham said, arguing that the military and development aid must continue to flow into Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Although these time-based protocols provide a formula for treatment of tendon repairs, they fail to accommodate human and individual variations in response to treatment, and tendon adhesion continues to be a common complication of tendon repair.
"Very apt for a failed potter".
His failure to do so muddies the waters at the G20, where the struggle to produce a formula for rebalancing global trade already seems doomed to fail.
So far they have failed to find a formula for arranging a gradual return of families ousted from their homes under Mr Hussein.
Although he failed to find a formula for primes (it is not certain that one even exists), Mersenne numbers continue to interest mathematicians, and his formula is still useful in testing large numbers to determine if they are prime.
After a series of diatribes against Israel, the leaders tendered the Palestinians some tepid financial support -- $240 million in loans over six months -- and failed to find a formula for lifting United Nations sanctions in a manner that would satisfy both Iraq and Kuwait.
But they are hopeful despite themselves, and frightened of what might happen to this country of 23 million people, if Mr. Nastase, a powerful politician in his own right as the leader of the reformed Communist Party, fails to find a formula for economic transformation and political stability.
But again negotiators fail to agree on a formula for cutting domestic farm subsidies and tariffs.
It's a formula for ambiguity.
That's a formula for failure.
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