The deal foundered, however, when Congress balked at giving away so valuable an asset as the Custom House.

But he said the deal foundered this morning over "a problem of the order in which things are to be done."

The deal foundered in September 2009.

But the deal foundered.

When that deal foundered soon after the band's move from Belfast to London, in-fighting amongst the members of that band led rapidly to its split.

When the deal foundered in a British economy that was dogged by double-digit unemployment, Lifetime took a $43 million write-off in 1991.

A sample was delivered before the deal foundered when middlemen were caught by American officials in a sting operation.

Both deals foundered because stock prices slid in the industry.

British Airways and KLM tried once before, in 1992, but the deal foundered over price.

Others, however, believe the deal foundered on management issues.