1.   A succession of senior agency executives made a series of blunders, and when the failures became clear, responded by throwing more money at them.

2.   But if no cause is found, mechanical failure would probably become the explanation by default.

3.   But their combined failure became more of a footnote than story line, thanks to a fence-clearing barrage by the Mariner hitters.

4.   During the Depression, for instance, failure became so widespread that blame shifted somewhat from the individual to the system.

5.   Even failures can become immensely beautiful, seen in a different light.

6.   Failure has become a moral issue in this country.

7.   How a popular show turned so quickly into a failure has become a parable about how much Broadway has changed.

8.   One consideration for them is plainly that the longer this issue is kept alive this year, the more obvious and politically painful any ultimate failure would become.

9.   Throughout Latin America, expectations of economic growth have shrunk, in part because of Asian and Russian problems, but also because domestic failures are becoming more acute.

10.   When one company failed, other failures became almost inevitable.