In 1955, the future of the new Salk polio vaccine was suddenly thrown into doubt when some recipients became paralyzed, apparently by a virus the vaccine maker had failed to kill.
Cook, England's record Test century-maker, has failed to make a hundred in 27 innings.
Stefansson explained this by saying that "our pemmican makers has failed us through supplying us with a product deficient in fat".
Yet, even though they should know what to do, policy makers have failed to act.
The kiss proved only that two young vow-makers had failed in their vows.
Employees in monochrome suits sit at their computers, tapping out formulaic responses to customers whose tea-makers have failed to give them the joy they were promised.
Critics say Indian policy makers have failed to follow up on the country's investments in agricultural technology of the 1960s and '70s, as they focused on more glamorous, urban industries like information technology, financial services and construction.
Customers also seem less driven to chase the latest chips since software makers have failed to produce applications that can tap into all that current chips have to offer.
The Food and Drug Administration reported recently that hundreds of feed makers had failed to comply with its feed rules, which aim to keep the disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, from spreading should it reach the United States.
In 1997, records show, the city's health department canceled a contract to provide housing and services for about 40 tuberculosis patients, saying Miracle Makers had failed to file fiscal reports or give required care.
Makers have failed to divine the next hot accessory that can prompt owners to upgrade.
