Cleantech has seen its share of high profile failures over the past year.
The policy had had mixed results around the world, with many successes but also a number of high profile failures.
The high street has been rocked by a series of high profile failures this year including Clinton Cards, Blacks Leisure, Game and Peacocks.
So do closures, high profile failures and a reduction in diversity.
High profile failures of clinical trials also cast a negative light on the industry, in the view of survey takers.
High profile failures are undoubtedly a huge headache for crowdfunding platforms as they call into question the sustainability of the entire category.
The field of gene transfer, colloquially known as 'gene therapy' , has followed a trajectory of high hopes and high profile failures.
Success is high profile, failure higher still.
For many, the Burgess saga will be the final nail in Lancaster's coffin and indeed it is hard to see how he can survive as head coach following such a high profile failure of decision-making.
"When the risks don't take off the downside is...". he trails off, perhaps remembering his doomed high profile failure to revive the sitcom with Carsey-Werner's Days Like These.
The most high profile failure – and the one with the biggest political fallout – was the collapse of Solyndra, which declared bankruptcy after receiving half a billion dollars in department of energy loans.
