The failure to gain sponsors for critical legislation relates to money.
His failure to gain a seat would be a blow to two influential political camps.
Symptoms may include failure to gain weight satisfactorily, vomiting, hypoglycemia, liver dysfunction, and kidney defects.
Indeed, the two bombings can be seen as evidence of extremists' failure to gain traction on the "Shiite street".
It may also partly explain Texas Governor Rick Perry's failure to gain much traction with Granite State voters.
Even liberals who support Mr. Wen's reformist oratory find themselves disillusioned by his failure to gain traction within the leadership.
The failure to gain a seat on the board is hardly likely to stop any Murdoch family member having their say, of course.
The failure to gain yardage rushing has put the Jets in many third-and-long situations, contributing to their being 28th in the league in third-down efficiency.
Tackling Intel's failure to gain a significant role in the (no longer) new world of smartphones is a much more complicated matter.
The May council results and the BNP's failure to gain any Westminster seats prompted its leader, Nick Griffin, to say the party had been "wiped out" in London.
Hibs had commonly been castigated for their failure to gain promotion to the Scottish top flight for a second time in succession.
