Goldman was accused of creating a mortgage product that was intended to fail.
Mr. Berliner's efforts at diagnosing and treating his sleep problems seem intended to fail.
The S.E.C. charged last week that Goldman had created and sold a mortgage investment that was secretly intended to fail.
The practice drew scrutiny from regulators, who accused the banks of selling investments that were intended to fail.
But, still, earlier he had said, with sudden passion, that "No, no, I don't believe Labour came intending to fail in social justice, in equality.
Goldman points to its losses on Abacus 2007-AC1 and, indeed, in the broader mortgage arena, as evidence that it did not create a mortgage security that was intended to fail, as the Securities and Exchange Commission claims.
The S.E.C. charged that Citigroup had not adequately disclosed to investors its role and interest in creating and selling — and betting against — a mortgage-backed investment that was intended to fail.
The Wall Street investment bank paid $550 million last year to settle a civil fraud suit brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which accused Goldman Sachs of creating a mortgage product that was intended to fail.
Calling the vote a stunt, leading Democrats said that having a debt-ceiling vote that was intended to fail was irresponsible and could rattle an already anxious financial community.
In those acts, Congress made decisions about our financial markets without even reading or considering the actual facts at hand and often legislated in a manner intended to fail.
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil fraud suit against the firm last month, contending that it misled clients who bought a mortgage security that the regulators said was intended to fail.
