The phrase "a potential breakdown of" 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 report highlighted a potential breakdown of communication between departments, which could lead to significant delays in project completion."
Alternatives: "a possible failure of" or "a likely collapse of".
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.
Because of the unknown bio-production limits, there is a high risk of overexploitation with a potential breakdown of bio-production for decades or centuries, as already experienced with deforestation in some Mediterranean regions.
For instance, forest models (which are among the most successful IBMs) have been used to assess the result of climate change on the atmosphere because of a potential breakdown of the presumed balance between production and decomposition of carbon-containing compounds.
Indicative of the growing sense of foreboding, Australia issued an advisory at the weekend warning travellers of a potential breakdown in banking services.
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.
The case of Mr. Lam and four other men connected with the publisher, Mighty Current Media, has stoked concerns in Hong Kong about the potential breakdown of the rule of law in the semiautonomous territory because of influence from the mainland.
What surprised me about Nicholas Carr's analysis of the potential breakdown of broadcast TV as we know it was that he never considered how ads may factor into the equation.
31, Mr. Romney will need to confront the potential breakdown of two pillars of his campaign: that he is the most electable (in exit polls, South Carolina voters said Newt Gingrich was) and that he is the favorite of those who care about the economy, a title that polls show also went to Mr. Gingrich in the voting on Saturday.
