It was at this time that the Egyptian public school system began its long and fateful decline, a collapse from which the country is yet to recover.
Any American hoping for a collapse from Seve during the early stages of round three must have been encouraged, as he only parred two of the opening seven holes, meaning his four-shot lead had been quickly cut to two.
Just as significant, gas prices have remained at depressed levels over the last two years after a two-thirds collapse from the 2008 economic tumult, while coal prices have increased by more than a third this year because of higher production costs linked to tougher regulations and increased demand from China.
McInnes' Aberdeen are second, securing their first runners-up spot for 21 years, and could still win the title themselves, although that would require an unlikely late collapse from the reigning champions.
It's not as if you're a teenager who might collapse from the tension of being the first woman in a PGA Tour event.
By the time "The Orphan of Anyang" has concluded, you realize you've been given a congealing picture of a China collapsing from the cancer of urban rot, and the chasm between the simple Yu Dagang and Yanli, with her pathetic attempts at sophistication, represents the end of a way of life.
Without taking anything away from Udinese, whose equalising goal was a peach, this was another ugly collapse from the Nerazzurri.
Mrs. Hodges, a shy, overweight woman known as Ann, soon suffered a minor collapse from all the to-do.
The house -- little more than a shack, really -- seemed about to collapse from the weight of its crumbling concrete and rotting wood.
When a person collapsed from the heat at one event, he tried to hush the crowd.
