The phrase "and the downfall of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the decline or failure of a person, organization, or system, often in a historical or analytical context.
Example: "The novel explores the rise of the empire and the downfall of its once-great leaders."
Alternatives: "and the collapse of" or "and the demise of".
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is politically invested in the Syrian rebellion and the downfall of Assad.
The default tone — and the downfall of even the better superhero movies — is grandiosity.
They contribute to broken marriages, ruined friendships, the breakup of businesses and the downfall of states.
"On several occasions Mubarak has lamented the US invasion of Iraq and the downfall of Saddam.
What could be more Christmassy than hacking and the downfall of American capitalism?
"It's just you out there, and the downfall of that is you take a lot of things personally.
On Aug. 24, 1991, after the failure of the coup in Moscow-and the downfall of the Soviet Communist Party-Kravchuk suddently announced his resignation from the Party & his conversion to the cause of Ukrainian independence subject to approval in a referendum to be held Dec. 1st.
This is the subject of Geoffrey Kabaservice's thorough historical study, "Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, from Eisenhower to the Tea Party".
2. "Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, from Eisenhower to the Tea Party," by Geoffrey Kabaservice (Oxford University Press) A wonderful history of moderate Republicanism.
E-mail address GO SIGN UP Share Tweet 2. "Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, from Eisenhower to the Tea Party," by Geoffrey Kabaservice (Oxford University Press) A wonderful history of moderate Republicanism.
But a different view of Republicanism emerges from my new book, "Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, from Eisenhower to the Tea Party" [Oxford University Press, $29.95].
