1.   Boeing says it has essentially ruled out the possibility that mechanical failure brought the plane down.

2.   Each failure brought a fresh attempt at finding another way to rid the city of its property, and some programs were successful.

3.   Failure could bring down his government, paralyze Parliament and force another election.

4.   The failure has almost brought them down to earth.

5.   They fear the embarrassment and loss of status that failure can bring.

6.   An unexplained nationwide power failure brought work to a standstill in Sri Lanka on Wednesday afternoon.

7.   But her apparent failure brought her entire family good fortune.

8.   The Federal Reserve orchestrated a private bailout of Long-Term Capital in order to avert the possibility its failure could bring down other hedge funds and major banks.

9.   The failure has brought rebukes from former divers.

10.   The Palestinians decried such warnings as provocative -- but echoed them in their own predictions of what failure would bring.