Collapsed

Although her label collapsed last year in the midst of the global financial crisis, she has not completely disappeared from the fashion arena and her most recent project is a collaboration with Camper. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Her expression collapsed to a flat, disengaged affect. ❋ Claudia Mair Burney (2008)

THE late-season charge of Edinburgh Monarchs in the silverware stakes has resulted in a surfeit of extra meetings - but one Monarch who isn't complaining is Aussie reserve Aaron Summers whose finances this term collapsed faster than Lehman Brothers.

Her expression collapsed into one of forlorn reminiscence before she continued on in her stranger’s voice. ❋ V.C. Andrews (1979)

I saw a report on CNN where a woman was rescued from being trapped in collapsed roof and wall debris for two days and what struck me was her odd calm as she was carried prone from a certain, crushing death — as well as her matter-of-fact confidence in a God that Robertson says her people forsook ... ❋ Unknown (2010)

Then the financial instruments cobbled together for financial gain collapsed along with the mortgage market. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The recent toxic sludge that flooded through Hungary after an alumina waste reservoir wall collapsed is a tragic reminder of the dangerous byproducts left in the wake of mining and dirty energy. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

The injuries include broken bones and some severe burns from domestic gas containers that exploded in collapsed buildings. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Learning in the Sanctuary State of California has collapsed from the massive surge of illegal foreign nationals into the school system. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In its most recent quarter, revenue fell 91 percent from the previous year, while gross margin collapsed from 30 percent to less than 5 percent. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I had the good fortune to work with a rigging outfit for about three months, after a building I worked in collapsed and buried the bulk of the valuable machinery contained within, mostly printing presses. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The western part of the archipelago experiences intense volcanic and seismic activity, culminating in collapsed craters or calderas: in June 1968, the southeastern floor of the Fernandina caldera dropped some 300 m, the second largest caldera collapse since Krakatoa's in 1883. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I closed my eyes and thought about when my overloaded senses collapsed from the strain, about her beautiful voice, and about the chime of reds coming from the church. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It was clear tens of thousands lost their homes and many perished in collapsed buildings that were flimsy and dangerous even under normal conditions. ❋ Unknown (2010)

* Previously: Coal miners survived in collapsed mine by drinking urine and eating coal. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The genetic code looks like it would if it evolved, just like the Solar System looks like it would if it had collapsed from a stellar nebula. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Zachriel: The genetic code looks like it would if it evolved, just like the Solar System looks like it would if it had collapsed from a stellar nebula. ❋ Unknown (2008)