Twelve insurance companies went bankrupt, and, after a gold shortage and a doomed scheme to corner the copper market, the Knickerbocker, the second-largest trust in New York, failed, setting off the Panic of 1907.
Twenty-eight of those embryos were successful, but 26 — nearly half of them — failed, setting off a heated debate throughout the scientific community on the ethics of altering human genes.
— failed, setting up a showdown over the so-called "skinny" repeal bill, which would remove key parts of Obamacare, including the individual mandate.
Penn State did not get a first down on their next drive and tried to convert fourth down deep in their own territory, but failed, setting Michigan up with excellent field position.
After briefly joining with ALPA to attempt a high-priced buyout (which, when it failed, set off the stock-market crash of October 1989), Wolf embarked on an expansion kick, snatching up international routes and ordering $22 billion worth of equipment.
If all else fails, set the air conditioner to four degrees, get a blanket and slump in front of YouTube with some old Morecambe and Wise and a paper crown.
Rather than going "all or nothing" and quitting when that fails, set gradual steps and goals.
When all else fails, set up a recording device and record it manually.
For too many years, the F.A.S.B. has been allowed to fail at setting standards for accounting for special purpose entities.
The fault lies with policymakers who fail to set and enforce appropriate rules.
