Howard saw market after market falter and vanish. Financial issues caused the creative and business drive to falter and momentum was lost. North seemed to falter after this as Richmond lifted dramatically. As Britpop slowed, many acts began to falter and broke up. May God give me the courage to do my duty and not falter. The plans would falter due to the post-Gulf War market downturn. Johnson's drive began to falter almost as soon as it had begun. However, the mining industry eventually declined, causing the economy and population to falter by 1920. Meanwhile, the relationship between Sarah and Aldous begins to falter. Soon the Balkan rebellions were beginning to falter. The Great Danes, considered underdogs, would not falter. Kane's mental health and memory begin to falter. Hubbell's pace of new ideas and product design did not falter. Unfortunately, the truce between father and son would again falter after a few short months. Secretariat, however, did not falter.