Prohibition has failed to curb the popularity of narcotics, as the number of Britons who have taken drugs continues to increase.
Mr. Golisano's other claim, that Mr. Pataki has failed to curb the growth of state debt, is more justified.
Reconciliation pledges by senior members of the present Shia-led government have failed to curb the activities of death squads run by Shia militias.
On the political side, it failed to curb the spiral of violence that leftist guerrillas had ignited in the late 1960s.
Riots broke out throughout the nation as Gen. Suharto's New Order government failed to curb the effects of a region-wide economic crisis.
Bad habits have been learned and ingrained, as Saunders failed to curb the self-destructive nature of some of the younger players on his roster.
Some of his policy prescriptions have become commonplace – such as 20mph speed limits – but we've failed to curb the car's crushing of children's liberty.
Potential stoppers, including a batch of economic news, failed to curb the slide.
Malaria (largely the result of poor water resources, housing, and land management that failed to curb the insect that transmits the disease) cost 19 million DALYs.
The measure, legal experts say, is helping to curb the number of frivolous patents.
