The phrase "an apparent collapse of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or event that seems to be failing or breaking down, often without certainty about the reasons or implications.
Example: "The report highlighted an apparent collapse of the local economy, raising concerns among residents and officials."
Alternatives: "a noticeable breakdown of" or "an evident failure of".
We found formation of bulbous structure at the hyphal tip, hyper-branching of the hyphae and an apparent collapse of the plasma membrane.
This time around, the army - faced with an apparent collapse of the state - is also more amenable to the idea of improving relations with India, but army chief Gen Pervez Kayani still baulks at the idea of Indian factories and investment taking root in Pakistan.
In addition, high doses of tamoxifen result in an apparent collapse of terminal-end bud structures in both the inguinal and the thoracic gland.
Money, adulation and that creeping conservatism known as growing old play a part, as does the apparent collapse of an alternative to capitalism.
ROME — Italy fell into political chaos Sunday after the presidential veto of a euroskeptical finance minister caused the apparent collapse of an attempt to form Western Europe's first fully populist government.
This looks a little like Japan--not that we're falling off the brink, too, but it takes time to turn around a giant economy". The apparent collapse of the General Electric-Honeywell merger because of European objections also damped the market's mood.
Most polls had predicted a minority government, but the apparent collapse of the NDP to a distant third place will now leave the Liberals, under the second Prime Minister Trudeau, with a clear working majority.
The company said it had agreed to sell its automotive operations, including two factories in Michigan, to Johnson Controls Inc, a leading battery supplier, for $125 million, after the apparent collapse of a proposed $465 million rescue by China's Wanxiang Group.
Today, with the apparent collapse of a nine-month-old peace accord, Sierra Leone is on the verge of slipping back into warlordism.
Of particular concern was the apparent collapse of a power-sharing government and suggestions by the rebels that disarming their troops, a primary element of the peace accord, would not take place for the time being.
The suspension followed the apparent collapse of a peace plan, brokered by the Arab League, under which Syria agreed to withdraw its forces from cities and towns, halt violence against protesters and enter negotiations in Cairo with the opposition.
