The phrase "action has failed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where an attempt to perform a task or achieve a goal was unsuccessful.
Example: "After several attempts to resolve the issue, we must acknowledge that the action has failed and seek alternative solutions."
Alternatives: "the attempt was unsuccessful" or "the operation did not succeed."
MIGHT statecraft work where military action has failed to break the Libyan deadlock?
Nato insists its air strikes have been effective in reducing Gaddafi's military capability, but the action has failed to help the rebels advance.
And public clamour for action has failed to translate into federal legislation.Last year Congress did try to make life tougher for cybercriminals, but then failed to agree on new data protection measures.
Legal action having failed, they duly swirled around the royalist end of Fleet Street.
For the parents fighting for custody of their 12-year-old twin boys, 10 years of legal action had failed to resolve the case.
Despite winning an earlier case, the court heard, Du had found out by April 2011 that his latest legal action had failed and he would need to pay £88,000 in costs.
Judge Garcia ruled that the government's action had failed to meet the "viewpoint-neutral manner" that past court rulings have required under the First Amendment on how government allocates public grants.
But the senators' letter noted that in 5 of 11 cases of employees viewing explicit material or being involved in sexual harassment cases, the agency had failed to take any personnel action, had failed to notify its inspector general of any action taken or had failed to investigate the cases itself.
While other England players in Championship action have failed with the bat this week, Bell scored his first century since his Test-best 235 against India at The Oval last August.
But his actions have failed to satisfy the Malaysian Bar Council and other rights advocates, with many criticizing the government's new Peaceful Assembly Act.
Some said they felt that the president was an eloquent communicator, but that his actions had failed to live up to his words.
