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The phrase "both sides failed to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a situation where two parties did not succeed in achieving a particular goal or outcome.
Example: "In the negotiations, both sides failed to reach a satisfactory agreement."
Alternatives: "neither party succeeded in" or "both parties were unable to".
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But both sides failed to deliver on campaign pledges to bring more women into Parliament.
Both sides failed to find an alternative, however, leaving the cuts to kick in at the end of next week.
Advertising giant Omnicom's acquisition of Beattie McGuinness Bungay, the ad agency co-founded by Trevor Beattie, fell through today after both sides failed to agree a price.
Decades have been wasted and countless lives have been lost as politicians on both sides failed to exercise the leadership and courage required to get there.
While both sides failed to get out of second gear in attack in a game of varying quality, the Sharks out-muscled the Storm on Monday night and put them off their game.
On Friday, Gov. Jerry Brown said he would impose a 60-day cooling-off period in the negotiations if both sides failed to reach an agreement by Sunday night, guaranteeing service for the next couple of months.
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But a familiar pattern has since emerged in which both sides fail to honour their pledges and dissatisfaction mounts until conflict erupts again.
This is because Malik's following keenly understands what polemics on both sides fail to grasp – that there is no dichotomy between being a pop superstar and identifying as a Muslim.
"Given that the White Paper does not set-out a Plan B for currency should both sides fail to negotiate currency union, it raises the question of whether there would be a moral obligation to hold another referendum prior to independence, should plans for a currency union fall through".
And they include collective fears, which acknowledge the truth that policymakers on both sides fail to admit: that the ultimate effects, benefits, and cost of reform are still unknown.
But the two sides failed to agree about aid.
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