But this attempt fizzled, undermined by internal fissures and regional pressures that still preclude a strong central state.
If public debate fizzled by about 1905, there were strong echoes of it long afterwards, both in theology and in the humanities more generally.
The idea fizzled out even though everyone was enthusiastic to start with.
Molly's day among fine folk has fizzled.
But then nothing happened and everything fizzled out.
On take-up, the pilot projects have not fizzled out.
But the thing fizzled out for lack of enthusiasm.
Thereafter, it made loss after loss until it fizzled out a short while ago.