Foundered
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India’s desire to “isolate” Pakistan internationally for its support of terrorism has
foundered
on China’s great wall of support for the government in Islamabad.
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THE FRENCH CONNECTION at least tried to absorb European influences, to complicate the conventional view of the American police detective, even if the attempt was
foundered
by Friedkin's ambivalence, Americaness and general indirection.
One reason why a region-wide trade deal
foundered
was that proud Brazil was unwilling to attend a party whose main host was the US.
The 1997 Kyoto Protocol attempted to use a system of tradable quotas to establish a price on carbon-dioxide emissions, but
foundered
after the United States and several emerging countries refused to join.
That is why all efforts by the UN Security Council to forge a common position on Syria have so far
foundered.
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