51.   But when the system fails, it can have serious consequences.

52.   But trial lawyers and consumer groups respond that it will hurt the small neighborhood store or home computer user who will have no recourse when their system fails.

53.   Choking back tears, she told the judge that her brother became an easy target because the mental health system had failed him.

54.   Conventional systems sometimes fail to give any warning at all.

55.   David Wright, the director of social services in Norfolk, said the system failed Joseph Mackin because Stacey lied on an application form.

56.   Employees cheered him for speaking without a microphone when the sound system failed, and cheered again when a new microphone fixed the problem.

57.   Even with good doctors the system often fails.

58.   Even the most efficient heating system will fail to keep a room warm if cold air is allowed to enter through the gaps and cracks in an old window.

59.   Even then the system quite often fails.

60.   Feinstein said the California experience shows that the current petition system has failed.