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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a mix of failures" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or outcome that consists of various unsuccessful attempts or results.
Example: "The project was ultimately deemed a failure, as it was a mix of failures in planning, execution, and communication."
Alternatives: "a combination of failures" or "a blend of failures".
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The investigation found there had been a "lethal mix" of failures at the Cumbrian hospital which led to the unnecessary deaths of 11 babies and one mother.
The one whose cheeks still burn at remembering unpacking her lunch at school one day, which contained a strange mix of food, when her friend turned to her and exclaimed "Oh, you're on a diet!" "No I'm not!" burst out of me in a mix of shame, failure, and a need to cover up.
The Kirkup investigation found there had been a "lethal mix" of failures the Cumbrian hospital which led to the avoidable deaths of 11 babies and one mother.
"Life," he muses, "is a draw: most people's lives are made of a mix of success and failure.
There has been a mix of success and failure so far.
A mix of success and failure followed, but Kosar progressed a bit more each Sunday and led the team to an 8 8 record.
The president argued that a "mix of human and systemic failures" allowed Mr Abdulmutallab to board the plane despite already being on the radar of US intelligence agencies.
"There was a mix of human and systemic failures that contributed to this potential catastrophic breach of security," Mr. Obama told reporters at the Marine Corps base at Kaneohe Bay outside Honolulu, near his vacation home in Kailua.
Though my obsession with the toy cement mixer had ended by the next Christmas, I have never forgotten it, or the feeling in my chest and midsection whenever yet another, even more involved attempt to trap the toy's magic met with failure — a mix of crushing disappointment and ecstatic reverence.
However, while it provides further evidence that industry is best placed to develop product security, it also shows the need to overcome market failure via a mix of regulation and incentives.
In this instance, the failure came from a mix of poor communication and staffing, inadequate equipment, intelligence breakdowns and spectacularly bad luck, said Lt. Col. H. S. Brar, the commander of the Indian peacekeepers based in Kiwanja.
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