The former fought the project vigorously on the ground that it opposed a new obstacle to ultimate discovery of the truth, but they were unsuccessful.
"A History of the Third French Republic"
C. H. C. Wright
Nor was he always unsuccessful.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
You perceive, then, that I am unsuccessful?
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever