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The phrase "we were not successful" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to indicate that an attempt or effort did not achieve the desired outcome. Example: "Despite our best efforts, we were not successful in securing the funding we needed for the project."
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"We were not successful then".
"The only industry where we were not successful was the entertainment industry," Mr. Ng said.
We had a taste for it.' Ulvaeus 'Thank God we were not successful with our cabaret.
"Historically, the times when we counted on others was when we were not successful," she said.
We are, however, disappointed that we were not successful in securing a conviction on the original charge of premeditated murder.
During the roundtable discussion, Clinton insisted she has been a longtime advocate for immigrants, though she admitted: "We were not successful" in building a path to citizenship during her time in the US Senate.
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And we weren't successful".
We weren't successful, but we were competitive.
Obviously, we weren't successful about getting comprehensive immigration reform.
We weren't successful, but I wouldn't say that it was because our intelligence system failed.
And I think when you look at statistically whether we were successful or not, I think it's hard to argue that we weren't successful".
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