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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a collapse of will" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone loses their determination or resolve to do something.
Example: "After weeks of struggling with the decision, he finally experienced a collapse of will and chose to give up."
Alternatives: "a loss of resolve" or "a breakdown of determination".
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"A popular expression signalling a collapse of will".
"Potentially there will be a collapse of will to keep the government shut down because soldiers are not getting paid, and all this other stuff's happening, and we turn around and lose 10-20 seats in 2014," he said.
The least likely outcome is a street-by-street fight through the city – usually there is either a collapse of will by the defenders or a final political fix, which gives some of them a way out.
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But European leaders in the trade fear the appeal will create uncertainty and that a collapse of the trade will paradoxically create greater problems for the Caspian Sea sturgeon.
Teams or troops who perceive themselves as defeated suffer an according collapse of will.
"The last thing the Chinese want," said a senior administration official dealing with the delicate diplomacy, "is a collapse of North Korea that will create a flood of refugees into China and put Western allies on the Chinese border".
A collapse of the Jordanian government will de-stabilize one of the few remaining stable countries in the region.
This will lead to a collapse of the cooperation, and all members will return to private production, in which case they will all lose the economies of scale they could gain from collective production.
He will win the nomination if he wins a majority of the delegates barring a collapse of the party—and he will win the Presidency if he wins enough electoral votes, whatever people think of his hair or of his bigotry.
"The spectre of another bailout for the country increases on fears of a collapse of the government [that] will result in the country not being able to meet its loan obligations with its international creditors".
No fear, loss of nerve of collapse of will is involved.
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