Syria's neighbours, many of whom are keen to see the back of Mr Assad, are unwilling publicly to back an American strike, even if some do so in private, and the Arab League has called for the matter to go to the UN, where it would no doubt fail to secure backing from China and Russia, two of the security's council five veto powers.
The industry's own figures show that clients typically fail to secure relief.
The large number who fail to secure a place guarantees a demand for private providers.
Did they fail to secure his release because cold-war politics rendered him inconvenient?
"Businesses already fail to secure user data today, as seen by the TalkTalk hack.
Yesterday, frontbench MPs warned that Miliband would have to step down if Labour fail to secure victory.
Should Mr Prentice fail to secure another majority, the party will be tempted to go looking for another new leader.
Ms Koike may fail to secure the unanimous backing even of the Machimura faction, to which she belongs.
And there were concerns in Northern Ireland that a recruitment exercise "might fail to secure the necessary calibre of candidate".
The poll also reveals 41 per cent of people believe the Lib Dems should leave the coalition if they fail to secure changes on the health reforms.
The report suggests, however, that figure will fall to £3m next summer and includes a stipulation which would allow him to leave if Birmingham fail to secure promotion.
