The phrase "a potential breakdown" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the possibility of a failure or collapse in a system, process, or relationship.
Example: "The team is concerned about a potential breakdown in communication that could affect the project's success."
Alternatives: "a possible failure" or "a likely collapse."
The full ramifications of a potential breakdown in transatlantic ties are so extensive, they are difficult to total.
Indicative of the growing sense of foreboding, Australia issued an advisory at the weekend warning travellers of a potential breakdown in banking services.
Together these micro- and macrofaunal responses indicate selection for depauperate, but contaminant-tolerant, communities and a potential breakdown in biotic connectivity through multiple stressor impacts across habitat boundaries.
The Spanish government has warned of a potential breakdown of trust with the US following reports that the National Security Agency monitored more than 60m phone calls in Spain in the space of one month.
The Spanish government warned of a potential breakdown of trust with the US following reports that the National Security Agency monitored more than 60m phone calls in Spain in the space of one month.
Preppers are individuals or groups known to stockpile food and construct underground shelters in anticipation of a potential breakdown in the social order triggered by a future apocalypse-like event.
From fitness value, back up routing information for any potential breakdown in the network can be easily extracted.
First, the rapid formation of a large number of small pores leads to a partial membrane potential breakdown in both polar regions of the cell.
First, it can cause alienation among the Muslim community; and as a result of this alienation, we have the potential breakdown of a flourishing multicultural society.
Until recently, many investors had continued to shy away from stocks in the face of a trio of hovering problems — the potential breakdown of the euro zone, fears of a stalling Chinese economy and political brinkmanship in Washington that threatened to drive the economy into a new recession.
But the remarks from Evanina and Krebs show that a potential communication breakdown remains a top concern.
