In fact, some have long theorised that the moment Woods struck up a friendship with Jordan was a significant one in his downfall.
While it would not be usual for a sport to insist on a say in such matters, Channel 4's coverage is widely thought to have been a significant reason for its downfall.
This imposing and politically savvy maestro, who played a significant role in the downfall of the East German regime, is surely no one's idea of a lame duck, and few have ever found it wise to underestimate his determination, staying power or resilience.
Such guarantees played a significant part in the downfall of Phillips, which had to pay out tens of millions of dollars to sellers when numerous works failed to fetch as much as their guaranteed price.How ironic that, having criticised Phillips at the time, both Christie's and Sotheby's are now competing with ever-higher guarantees of their own, in the manner of a losing gambler doubling up.
There is no doubt the elevation in play from all of Australia's competitors throughout the tournament played a significant role in Australia's downfall.
Real played a significant part in their own downfall, but it took a brilliant side playing brilliantly to fully punish them.
Like Ireland and Greece before it, Cyprus is suffering from circumstances beyond its control — the economic problems of its neighbor Greece, and the wider European debt crisis — but it also played a significant role in its own downfall.
A man once celebrated in business and political circles, today he is widely vilified as bearing significant responsibility for Enron's downfall, a debacle that cost thousands of employees their jobs, millions of investors their savings, and, for a time, forced a nation to question the capital markets system.
"The Glamorgan bowlers, led by Michael Hogan, duly made the most of the conditions, but while some of the Leicestershire batsmen were beaten by movement, others, including Josh Cobb and Niall O'Brien, played a significant part in their own downfall.
But current health trends suggest the gap between U.S. Latinos and whites may soon be shrinking, according to Princeton University research, which points to higher obesity rates, higher incidence of diabetes, and significant disability issues as potential downfalls for Latinos.
