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failing
adjective as in not well, weak
noun as in lapse, shortcoming
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Sarwar also claimed the Scottish government was failing to deliver on tackling crime, education and other public services.
Opposition MP Likando Rodrick recently criticised the government for failing to contain the fire, saying they should have been better prepared and urging them to beef up their long-term response measures.
It will be Reed's first major speech since he took over from Angela Rayner as housing secretary, after she resigned for failing to pay enough tax on a flat purchase.
It comes after the UK, France and Germany wrote to the UN Security Council last month, accusing Iran of failing to fulfil its commitments.
Describing its members as "deeply dissatisfied", the union's assistant general secretary James Bowen said it was clear the Teachers' Pension Scheme was failing teachers and school leaders.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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