Cincinnati Union perfectly represented the exaggerated hope of the 1920s and the devastating failure of the 1930s.

Her friend Carole Hyatt, who had endured what she considered a devastating failure a year earlier, stepped in with consoling words and practical advice.

Despite a concerted effort by some of the actors, Porter's play was a devastating failure and was not repeated a second time.

Freedom Force's devastating failure soon led to the team's abandonment.

The mission also carried enormous political risks, since a failure would have been seen as devastating failure of the country's new political leadership.

For the Yankees, whose $180 million payroll is the highest ever for a baseball team, it was a devastating failure.

It was incredible to be part of a team that had persevered beyond a devastating failure to go on and make history.

In 1629, he sent several hundred ships to attack Melaka, but the mission was a devastating failure.

Although he survived the coup it marked a devastating failure of his policies, and his position has been decisively weakened.

That would, in fact, involve the massive expansion of a new generation of fast breeders, which have already proved such a devastating failure in Europe.