1 The unexpected rainstorm caused the collapse of the roof.

2 She was on the verge of nervous collapse.

3 Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.

4 The collapse of the company had repercussions for the whole industry.

5 After the disastrous collapse accident the bodies were too badly mangled to be recognized.

6 Wall Street's collapse raised spectres of the 1987 stock market crash.

7 If the foundations of the house aren't stable, collapse is possible.

8 I should think you're about ready to collapse after all that walking.

9 The government predicates that the market collapse was caused by Asian financial crisis.

10 The ancient abbey was in imminent danger of collapse.

11 The collapse of Communism changed East-West relations for ever.

12 The company is on the edge of collapse.

13 The bridge is liable to collapse at any moment.

14 The system is in imminent danger of collapse.

15 The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.

16 Yesterday morning shares seemed to recover from Monday's collapse.

17 The storm caused the collapse of the roof.

18 Their economy is on the edge of collapse.

19 The collapse, when it came, was total.

20 She suffered a collapse under anaesthetic.

21 The economy is in a state of collapse.

22 The country's economy is on the point of collapse.

23 His business was in danger of collapse .

24 The walls were strengthened to protect them from collapse.

25 The wait will not be very long, but your white-haired hair collapse hurt.

26 But if he does this, he may hasten the collapse of his own country.

27 This action brought the country to the verge of economic collapse.

28 Ten years of incompetent government had brought about the virtual collapse of the country's economy.

29 These measures brought the republic to the verge of economic collapse.

30 The hot sun enervated her to the point of collapse.

1 The unexpected rainstorm caused the collapse of the roof.

2 She was on the verge of nervous collapse.

3 Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.

4 The collapse of the company had repercussions for the whole industry.

5 But if he does this, he may hasten the collapse of his own country.

6 After the disastrous collapse accident the bodies were too badly mangled to be recognized.

7 Wall Street's collapse raised spectres of the 1987 stock market crash.

8 This action brought the country to the verge of economic collapse.

9 If the foundations of the house aren't stable, collapse is possible.

10 I should think you're about ready to collapse after all that walking.

11 Ten years of incompetent government had brought about the virtual collapse of the country's economy.

12 These measures brought the republic to the verge of economic collapse.

13 The hot sun enervated her to the point of collapse.

14 The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.

15 The storm caused the collapse of the roof.

16 Wall Street's collapse raised specters of the 1987 stock market crash.

17 One ant - hole may cause the collapse of a thousand - li dyke.

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31 She looked ready to collapse at any minute.

32 We worked all night to the point of collapse.

33 She thought she would collapse from lack of sleep.

33 Wish you can benefit from our online sentence dictionary and make progress every day!

34 Keep back! The building could collapse at any moment.

35 All chairs collapse for easy storage.

36 He suffered a mental/nervous collapse after ten years' teaching.

37 We were terrified that the bridge would collapse.

38 The wind caused the tent to collapse.

39 The bridge is in danger of collapse.

40 The roof could collapse at any moment.

41 The peace talks were on the verge of collapse.

42 The roof of the tunnel was starting to collapse.

43 There were fears that property prices would collapse.

44 The economy is poised on the edge of collapse.

45 The company got badly burned in the dot.com collapse.

46 The new world order was expected to come into existence after the collapse of Communism in eastern Europe and the end of the Cold War.

47 The president said he was fine after his collapse yesterday.

48 Is political culture, as some writers have suggested, in a state of collapse?

49 The country was on the verge of collapse because of the intensification of violent rebel attacks.

50 Many investors were caught out by the collapse of the company.

51 The collapse of the wall made it imperative to keep the water out by some other means.

52 He was taken to hospital after his collapse on the pitch.

53 Wall Street's collapse raised specters of the 1987 stock market crash.

54 It was also felt that the collapse of the system opened up new possibilities.

55 The weight of the water from the burst pipe caused the ceiling to collapse.

56 Recent years have witnessed the collapse of the steel industry.

57 It looks as if the whole political edifice of the country is about to collapse.

58 She was so tired that she was on the point of collapse.

59 The legs on our card table collapse so we can store it in the closet.

60 The collapse of its rivals brought fortuitous gains to the company.

61 She blames her country's economic collapse on forty years of communist misrule.

62 A collapse into new forms of fascism is inherently unlikely in any Western democracy.

63 Their dreams went up in smoke after the collapse of their travel agency.

64 The collapse of the bank is an ominous reminder of the fragility of the world's banking system.

65 He was short of cash after the collapse of his business.

66 The speaker was holding forth on the collapse of modern society.

67 In the 1970s,(http://) the country came close to collapse as it was swept by a wave of strikes.

68 The bankruptcy of several small firms was the prelude to general economic collapse.

69 It's too early to assess the long-term consequences of the collapse of the Soviet Union.

70 The collapse of the company was described as the greatest financial debacle in US history.

71 The building's foundations are rather shaky, and it could collapse at any time.

72 With the collapse of the former Soviet Union, the possibility of a nuclear holocaust was greatly reduced.

73 I don't know what caused the collapse of her marriage.

74 Thanks to the collapse of communism the political antithesis between Left and Right is less important.

75 Recent developments are as portentous as the collapse of the Berlin Wall.

76 A few days after his collapse he was sitting up in bed.

77 Creditors and investors stand to lose vast sums after the company's collapse.

78 The dimensions of the market collapse were certainly not anticipated.

79 The war has led to the collapse of agriculture in the area.

80 A poor economy has caused the collapse of thousands of small businesses.

81 The sudden collapse of the business led to allegations of corrupt deals.

82 The later model has an unfortunate tendency to collapse after a few weeks' use.

83 There is a real danger that the bridge will collapse from the weight of traffic.

84 He was in a state of mental and physical collapse.

85 One ant - hole may cause the collapse of a thousand - li dyke.

86 The medical system is facing collapse because of an exodus of doctors.

87 It was foreordained that the company would suffer a spectacular collapse.

88 The collapse of Communism at the end of the 1980s encouraged hopes of a new world order.

89 She was taken to hospital after her collapse at work.

90 Governor Deukmejian called for an inquiry into the freeway's collapse.

91 The engineer responsible for the collapse of the bridge was acquitted of manslaughter.

92 The company had huge debts and was on the brink of collapse.

93 The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented.

94 I thought that without me the whole project would collapse.

95 The coup's collapse has speeded up the drive to independence.

96 When I get home I like to collapse on the sofa and listen to music.

97 He brought about his company's collapse by his reckless spending.

98 I wanted to collapse on the bed and scream.

99 Unemployment and economic collapse have changed our views.

100 Under such circumstances,(http:///collapse.html) the economy would collapse.

101 Their falsehood puts it in danger of collapse.

102 His abrupt departure left her close to collapse.

103 Then, the immune system begins to collapse.

104 Roy is recovering from last week's collapse.

105 I went to collapse on my bunk.

106 If so, the whole edifice so carefully reconstructed by Finnis is in danger of collapse.

107 At $ 3, 300, the price might also collapse the average Kmart shopper.

108 Horse racing's decline was deepened by last year's collapse in bloodstock values.

109 The pressure of the expanding beans forced the western outer wall to collapse.

110 Yet his subsequent collapse from hero to villain has been as sudden as a Patriot missile strike.

111 I certainly did not want existing company schemes to collapse and saw no reason why this should happen.

112 The no-hair theorem implies that a large amount of information is lost in a gravitational collapse.

113 For most of them the railway symbolized dispossession and in some cases the collapse of their traditional economies.

114 The most extreme pessimists foretell a future of demographically driven privation, environmental overshoot, and economic collapse.

115 Newman lit a cigarette, blew smoke rings, watched them float up, collapse against a heavy wooden beam.

116 Without them sizable part of its economy would be in danger of collapse.

117 Experts have reported that rock falls have already begun, and that the ceiling of the chamber may collapse within two years.

118 The implosion of the Soviet regimes and the ensuing collapse of state capitalism caused great suffering to women.

119 The second-half collapse was subtle at first but sudden when it finally happened.

120 At some later date, a slight glacial retreat would weaken the dam wall and its subsequent collapse would prove catastrophic.

121 Diehard optimists, like Mr Pynzenyk, say that hyperinflation and economic collapse will eventually force the country to its senses.

122 She too embarks on a lazy plot of catastrophic collapse, winding up confined in a local booby hatch.

123 When Wittikind and his warriors capitulated, the revolt began to collapse.

124 The fact that it was childless was cited as one reason for its collapse.

125 In any game of brinkmanship, it is possible that one side will collapse suddenly.

126 This is exactly the sort of collapse that keyed their six straight losses in the last two months of last season.

127 He told the driver to stop as the bridge was going to collapse.

128 The forest is new: the ultimate victor in the conflicts, economic collapse and depopulation of the late nineteenth century.

129 Even if there is a complete collapse in the talks, it is unlikely to lead to general hostilities.

130 Of the two, he was faring worse, panting, gasping, even appearing to be near collapse.

131 Edward's intervention had at least saved Montfort's cause from complete collapse.

132 Life goes on, despite nuclear accidents and the collapse of the Soviet empire.

133 In the event the anticipated collapse of the first genetic engineering company amid a pile of bad debts did not come about.

134 If Britain's economy were to collapse at some future point, there would be mass emigration once more.

135 Ash could accumulate on rooftops, causing them to collapse on people seeking shelter in the vicinity of the volcano.

136 Who they will talk to following the collapse of the Synagogue Council remains unclear.

137 The army's sudden collapse has been attributed to poor leadership, exhaustion and poor morale.

138 His knees were wobbling as if they might collapse under the strain of holding his body upright.

139 Drexel's collapse is especially painful for those junk-bond issuers which had counted on the investment bank to restructure their debt.

140 He has no reason to fear the imminent collapse either of his administration or his country.

141 A battle between the traders and the corporate financiers caused the firm to collapse in early 1984.

142 But this success was tempered by the fact that Colebrooke's period in office coincided with the Company's financial collapse.

143 We collapse together on to the bed, breathing in time.

144 They have seen a bipolar world collapse, and been shaken as a result.

145 Let me go back to my earlier discussion of gravitational collapse.

146 The collapse of her immune system means even her bedsores are infected.

147 None is big enough or bold enough to offset the negative effects of the financial collapse.

148 Black was bitterly disappointed after a disastrous batting collapse threatened to ruin the old boys' Schweppes debut.

149 Such will be the misery caused that in the end the system will collapse.

150 We moved ahead rapidly when the economic collapse of the Depression strained the capacities of families and communities to the breaking point.

151 Mr Karimov knows that he will stand or fall on his ability to stave off economic collapse.

152 That comparison is made even more potent given that the large company tends to collapse the distinction between private and public power.

153 In the United States in the 1930s, a financial collapse led to an economic collapse.

153 is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.

154 In the Wash oystercatchers are innocent victims of the collapse of the estuary's cockle fishery.

155 I collapse over my lamb chops and have to be put to bed.

156 It modifies the scenario of gravitational collapse in the following way.

157 However, combined results disguised a collapse of support for the Independent Smallholders' Party, the other government coalition partner.

158 I thought the blacklist would have lost its sting with the collapse of the price of oil.

159 The protests in Quebec are not going to bring about the collapse of global capitalism.

160 Of course he had some other assets, but the collapse of the central part of his fortune did not make for buoyancy.

161 It was the ordinary police who prevented a complete collapse of law and order in the loyalist urban districts of Belfast.

162 Gravitational collapse releases energy; and collapse to a single, dimensionless point releases an infinite amount of it.

163 But many Nashville residents are unconvinced(), leaving government and civic leaders worried that the once-done Oilers deal actually could collapse.

164 Repeated scientific warnings about the imminent collapse of cod stocks were ignored and the vast shoals vanished.

165 Death occurs when a quickened beat pushes the heart muscle to complete collapse.

166 When exposed to direct light the leaves collapse and touch the ground and the plant dies.

167 The shift that Kepler represents was not merely the collapse of a traditional boundary between two academic disciplines.

168 Then war intervened, Oppenheimer became involved in the atom bomb project, and he lost interest in gravitational collapse.

169 Eventually the water weakens the structure, and the walls and floors collapse.

170 But its collapse had served to focus attention upon many of the tensions within the school system.

171 However, Chandrasekhar showed that for a sufficiently massive star the gravitational collapse continues until the star shrinks to a point.

172 When the pyramids began to collapse, crowds rioted throughout the small country and opposition activists demanded that the government step down.

173 Before the car could be moved, rescue workers had to shore up the building, which was in danger of collapse.

174 It showed that gravitational collapse was not as much of a dead end as it had appeared to be.

175 The reported death of Polonius causes Dycarbas's final collapse, and brings Terentia to the verge of suicide.

176 The kind of case lawyers love is exemplified by the one that arose out of the collapse of the Franklin National Bank.

177 From the shambles of the aldermanic elections and the final collapse of the Kelly-Nash leadership, Daley walked out even stronger.

178 Food shortages would probably galvanise public anger into action, as would a complete collapse of the economy.

179 The building was badly damaged in the explosion, and rescue workers are worried that it may collapse.

180 The tree, thought to be more than 2,000 years old, was in imminent danger of collapse.

181 The doctor had suffered a temporary mental collapse and subsequent bouts of violent behaviour.

182 If it were otherwise the court system would simply collapse under the strain.

183 The sudden collapse of Communism raised the power of global capitalism to new heights.

183 try its best to gather and build good sentences.

184 Philippa's fear was exaggerated, as if a bridge had started to collapse under her.

185 Experts say this whole section of the ancient Abbey was in imminent danger of collapse.

186 Mr Pin says that the government is blaming him for the entire financial collapse.

187 He was sued for his role in the collapse of Southwest Savings and Loan.

188 Other research demonstrated that should Canterbury Cathedral collapse in some dreadful calamity, it would actually pay the city to rebuild it.

189 Buildings must be strengthened to prevent collapse from an earthquake.

190 In 1965 I read about Penrose's theorem that any body undergoing gravitational collapse must eventually form a singularity.

191 Since it has never been allowed to develop any outlets, what is left of the economy would collapse.

192 The adequacy of this supervision was, however, questioned following the collapse of Johnson Matthey Bank in 1984.

193 Please try not to upset or destroy this finely balanced mechanism or the building blocks will collapse like a row of dominoes.

194 Who knew when she might collapse in a heap of baubles and bangles?

195 The ability to collapse their lung air-sacs with increasing depth is probably the dolphin's major protection against the bends.

196 Deny people the freedom to be what they want and to do what they want, and an economy will collapse.

197 After Stephen's sudden collapse during the meeting, he was rushed to the hospital.

198 He said the debts had built up following the collapse of his business.

199 And an extended payments schedule might well recover the debt more surely than strict enforcement - which might instead precipitate financial collapse.

200 And he has emerged from the base of a bridge to warn city officials that it was about to collapse.

201 Futures commissions are often created by communities that have experienced some form of trauma, such as economic collapse.

202 Bollards are prone to sudden collapse, and the ropes often jam in the groove behind the capstan during retrieval.

203 The collapse of Spinward has implications for the whole of the human-occupied galaxy.

204 This was sufficiently pronounced to offset the drop in the oil import bill following the recent price collapse.

205 Upon reflection, we might wonder why such an economy does not collapse in complete chaos.

206 Devoted to public order and financial stability, he presided over and accelerated the collapse of both.

207 A massive object containing a small quantity of C- field begins to collapse when the pressure is no longer adequate to prevent it.

208 The collapse was not directly linked to the motor car side, but it threatened the cars' future.

209 There has been a collapse in confidence, soaring repossessions and a reluctance by households to borrow more and trade up.

210 It has been known that the self - sterility of conifers results from embryo collapse after self - fertilization.

211 Buildings should have enough safety margin to avoid collapse during severe or earthquake.

212 Their systems may run short of calcium or magnesium point where they physically collapse.

213 Here's a novel idea: stress test banks for a property collapse before it actually happens.

214 Quintessence. You collapse a bit of time into a physical substance.

215 " COM probe almost out of our range,'summer said.'slipstream space matrix collapse imminent. "

216 The scandal surrounding the collapse of the bank looked set to rumble on for a third year.

217 The Treasury Select Committee interviewed bankers and the Prime Minister last week about the banking collapse.