Dengism s greatest intellectual failure is its inability to account for the potential of unchecked power to nurture greed and corruption among ruling elites. Its greatest political failure is its resistance to the democratic reforms needed to constrain that power.

As its hard power ebbs, its soft power, as illustrated by the Copenhagen summit, seems to be very weak. This in part arises from a failure to provide the EU with political power.

But power, defined as the ability to influence others, comes in many guises, and soft power is not weakness. On the contrary, it is the failure to use soft power effectively that weakens America in the struggle against terrorism.

Market Failure and Political Failure

All functions return FAILURE on failure and SUCCESS on success.

But 2004 was also a bitter failure for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who tried to bring his favored presidential candidate, Viktor Yanukovych, to power in Kyiv by supporting massive vote manipulation. The failure was a bitter blow to the Kremlin, one that was neither forgiven nor forgotten.

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In a wildly entertaining discussion with Richard Saul Wurman, architect Frank Gehry gives TEDsters his take on the power of failure, his recent buildings, and the all important Then what? factor.

Europe s Greek Failure

Returns FALSE on failure.

Returns FALSE on failure.

I was a failure.

First, the famous failure.

Overcoming the Copenhagen Failure

4.8 million suffer cardiac failure.

Upon failure, FALSE is returned.

Upon failure, 1 is returned.

You should acknowledge your failure.

To leave would be failure.

But TiVo's a commercial failure.

The Failure of China Bashing

The Failure of Inflation Targeting

That experiment was a failure.

Failure was not an option.

In such situations, the great advantage of democracies is that they allow a change of rulers without a change of regime. Failure discredits only the party or coalition in power, not the entire political system.

A failure to provide the file could constitute prima facie evidence of deliberate and knowing failure to provide redress.

In this case, Israel aspires to achieve quiet with few enough Palestinian civilian casualties to minimize international criticism. But the failure to achieve this goal is precisely where the superior power is defeated in asymmetrical conflicts.

The UN was not responsible for the failure in Copenhagen, and it should not act as if it was. It must now use its power as the world s parliament to overcome the obstructions of the few.

That is a huge failure rate.

TRUE on success, FALSE on failure.

TRUE on success, FALSE on failure

And it was right heart failure.

This is like the failure conference.

Failure at the Financial Stability Board

That's the cause of his failure.

The project was a complete failure.

My coach said, Failure teaches success.

They blamed George for the failure.

They blamed the failure on George.

The employment policy is a failure.

Failure is the mother of success.

The rate of failure is higher.

Failure to adapt amounts to regression.

Procedural issues Failure to substantiate claims

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