1.   Despite protracted negotiations, the two sides have failed to reach agreement.

2.   The two sides failed to come to an agreement.

3.   The two sides failed to agree on the wording of a final report.

4.   The two sides had repeatedly failed to agree on the timing of a truce, a date for elections, and the ending of the one-party system.

5.   There were some signs of encouragement for manager Brian Clough, but his side again failed to make the most of their scoring chances.

6.   Both sides have failed.

7.   Both sides failed last month to win majority votes in separate shareholder ballots on board slates made up solely of their own members.

8.   Both sides failed to win majority votes at separate ballots in May that allowed shareholders to vote for or against their slates and reorganization plans.

9.   After the two sides failed to reach agreement, they postponed discussions for a week and will meet again, likely Monday, officials in Colombia said.

10.   After the two sides failed to reach agreement, Washington threatened to block some flights by Colombian airlines to the U.S.