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  • 31failing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fault, frailty, shortcoming; foible. See guilt, imperfection. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. declining, feeble, faint; see aging , dying 1 , 2 , weak 1 . n. Syn. fault, foible, weakness, shortcoming; see …

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  • 32failing — fail·ing || feɪlɪŋ n. failure, lack of success; shortcoming, defect, fault prep. in absence of, if not adj. unsuccessful; tiring, weakening, becoming less feɪl n. failure to perform, failure to occur (Archaic) v. be unsuccessful; make… …

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  • 33failing — noun a weakness, especially in someone s character. preposition if not …

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  • 34failing — n. 1. Decline, decay. 2. Miscarriage, failure. 3. Fault, foible, frailty, shortcoming, imperfection, deficiency, defect, weakness, infirmity, weak side, blind side. 4. Lapse, error, slip. 5. Bankruptcy, insolvency, becoming bankrupt or insolvent …

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  • 35failing — n 1. failure, nonsuccess, nonfulfillment; miscarriage, abortion; no go, vain attempt; fizzle, fiasco, botch, blunder, washout, flash in the pan. 2. shortcoming, fault, imperfection, defect, weakness; frailty, foible, flaw, blemish, infirmity,… …

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  • 36failing — noun Syn: fault, shortcoming, weakness, imperfection, deficiency, defect, flaw, frailty Ant: strength …

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  • 37failing — n. & prep. n. a fault or shortcoming; a weakness, esp. in character. prep. in default of; if not …

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  • 38Failing States — Als Schwacher Staat werden Regime in der Dritten Welt, vor allem Afrika, bezeichnet, die aufgrund ihrer Finanzpolitik und Verwaltung nicht in der Lage oder nicht Willens sind, von der Bevölkerung als legitim betrachtete, dem Gemeinwohl dienende… …

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  • 39failing enterprise — project that is not succeeding …

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  • 40failing load — The quantum of load whose application will just result in the failure of a component …

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