possibility of failure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpossibilityandfailure
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possibility
noun
uk/ˌpɒs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/ˌpɑː.səˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
a chance that something may happen or ...
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failure
noun
uk/ˈfeɪ.ljər/us/ˈfeɪ.ljɚ/
the fact of someone or something ...
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(Definition ofpossibilityandfailurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There is, of course, thepossibilityoffailurealong the path currently being explored.
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The experimenter resolutely tests hypotheses rather than taking them for granted, all the while acknowledging thepossibilityoffailure.
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I do not, however, wish to contemplate thepossibilityoffailure.
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They simply do not have the resources and would not risk their capital and thepossibilityoffailure.
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I do not exclude thepossibilityoffailure, as at any conference, which would then make it all the more necessary to use force.
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By all means let us think and plan ahead, but we should say as little as possible about thepossibilityoffailure.
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We wish to reduce thepossibilityoffailureand disappointment to the lowest margin.
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He was speaking of thepossibilityoffailureto produce sufficient quantities at world prices.
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Therefore, any comments on thepossibilityoffailureare purely hypothetical and extremely unlikely.
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I believe there is one way in which thepossibilityoffailurecan be reduced or dispelled altogether.
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I do not propose to contemplate thepossibilityoffailure.
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Those 50:50 cases are cases where there is a good chance of success but at the same time a realpossibilityoffailure.
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When we introduce testing, we are introducing thepossibilityoffailure.
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Is it not a fact that there was very considerable reliable conjecture about thepossibilityoffailurelong before this event took place?
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As history tells us, people will deny thepossibilityoffailureright up to the last moment.
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We must recognise that, before we achieve success, we may have to take into account thepossibilityoffailure.
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Does not that possibility enter into the minds of litigants whatever they are concerned about—thepossibilityoffailureand being mulcted in costs in that event?
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Let us recognise thepossibilityoffailure.
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If we cannot excite and enthuse them, and make them part of our crusade to adapt and improve public services, we face real dangers and thepossibilityoffailure.
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