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How to use "fail"



 
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How to use "fail" #1 (permalink) Thu Dec 10, 2009 21:53 pm   How to use "fail"
 

I know that you can say "He failed the test"

Can I say "The arcing eventually fail the cable" ?
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How to use "fail" #2 (permalink) Thu Dec 10, 2009 23:45 pm   How to use "fail"
 

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How to use "fail" #3 (permalink) Fri Dec 11, 2009 8:00 am   How to use "fail"
 

No but you could say ... the arcing eventually caused the cable to fail ...

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How to use "fail" #4 (permalink) Fri Dec 11, 2009 19:10 pm   How to use "fail"
 

Thanks for both of you
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