Clogged water sprayers failed to contain the blast.
After four months of fighting, Saleh's domestic forces had failed to contain the revolt.
That failed to contain waves of angry demonstrators, who grew increasingly agitated, witnesses said.
These public figures failed to contain their private selves; in the television shows, private figures eagerly court the public glance.
It came to power at the time of the first oil shock and failed to contain wages inflation.
The Young Turks ended the conflict with Italy, ceding Libya, but failed to contain the Balkan armies.
That made him examine what the Salem authorities did differently this time that failed to contain the hysteria.
There is no question it worked as Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali failed to contain a batting lineup which has grown up to be expert against spin.
In 2013, another communal riot had caused an outbreak of violence throughout the region, and the ruling Samajwadi party had failed to contain it.
Davie failed to contain the "Sachsgate" scandal but was generally seen to have grown into his role, both at the BBC and as a cross-industry digital champion.
Boats ferried residents to safety from St Helen's in Lancashire and Morpeth in Northumberland, where defences installed after disastrous flooding in 2008 failed to contain the river Wansbeck.
