In each case, the mayor failed to build the political support he needed for passage.
It failed to build the essential trust needed to form an effective lobby.
The mayor failed to build much of a coalition to support his idea.
The company also failed to build on the Accutron technology.
The club failed to build on the success of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
The club failed to build on competitive seasons in 1975 and 1976.
The stories fail to build, because they're reported in a way that minimizes them.
She failed to build upon this early success and her athletics career stalled.
"But at the same time, we cannot fail to build new facilities if public safety requires it."
The republic failed to build on the potential support of this majority.