(In the fictional series, the voting results in disaster for the Socialists, who finish third behind the incumbent, President Nicolas Sarkozy, and the National Front leader, Marine Le Pen).
At the World Cup, which ended in disaster for France, he was a little-used substitute, and he announced his retirement from international competition after France's elimination.
Intended to halt the Japanese naval invasion of the Netherlands East Indies, the Battle of the Java Sea ended in disaster for the Allied fleet, and Doorman himself perished.
After all, Letterman's shtick did not always play well — his attempt at hosting the Academy Awards ended in disaster, for example.
In that case, those governments were able to circumvent informed public and political debate and embark on a war that ended in disaster for Iraq and the region.
The Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, said Brown's "ham-fisted treatment of a popular MP" had resulted in "disaster for Labour".
It nearly ended in disaster for Clay when, just before the bell to end Round 4, Cooper connected with a swift, thudding blow that sent Clay backward through the ropes.
Few interpreters, meanwhile, have registered quite so vividly Sachs's intense feelings for his late wife, or the emotional pain involved in his realisation that a relationship with Anna Gabler's Eva could only result in disaster for them both.
