If supply problems become really grave, oil companies may even declare force majeure, raising the prospect that, as in 1978, oil markets fail altogether.

如果供应问题变得尤其严峻，石油公司甚至可能发布不可抗力条款，这使像1978年那样油市一并崩塌的预期加大。

Unless concessions are made to backbenchers, Mr Brown must rely on Conservative support to pass his legislation on the postal service—a fate almost as damaging as seeing the bill fail altogether.

除非他能向众议院的国会议员作出让步，否则他必须依靠保守党的支持来通过邮政服务的立法――这无异于眼睁睁看着立法失败。

And if you fail the audition, it's not as though the director can find you another part. You'll be kicked off the production altogether.

你这次“试镜”若是失败了，不像实际的导演还可能找你做另外的角色，而是你将被全身踢出片场。

If we fail, there would be no alternative but to cancel the program altogether.

如果我们失败，那就只好取消了整个项目了。

That makes it increasingly important to pinpoint and address the reasons why patients fail to take their medications as prescribed or stop taking them altogether.

这使弄清和说明患者不能按照处方服用他们的药物或者停用的原因更加重要了。