The phrase "and the total breakdown" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a complete failure or collapse of a system, process, or situation.
Example: "After reviewing the project, we realized that the budget was mismanaged, leading to delays and the total breakdown of our timeline."
Alternatives: "and the complete failure" or "and the overall collapse".
If Damascus tried to offset this by permitting Lebanese guerrillas to shell northern Israeli villages, the result could be renewed warfare in Lebanon and the total breakdown of peace talks between Israel and Syria.
"This is the quintessential case for corporate prosecution," Verizon General Counsel William Barr told the Senate Judiciary Committee in July, "given the magnitude of the crime, the number of high-level executives involved, the pervasive culture of fraud and the total breakdown of internal controls".
And with the total breakdown of the judicial system and thousands of forced abductions on both sides of the conflict, many of the people we met with in private were too afraid to go on the record.
Speaking to VICE news, a security source said that there is an "epidemic of crime" in the region, both political and random, where criminal structures are taking advantage of the "total breakdown of law and order".
"The situation in the conflict-affected area is becoming increasingly entrenched, with the total breakdown of law and order and the emergence of parallel governance systems in the territories under the control" of separatists, Hussein reported.
While traditional disaster risk management meant the city was well prepared in terms of strict building codes, limiting damage and loss of life, what was not foreseen was the total breakdown of communications networks.
So with the credit crunch on its way, I can't help thinking it is likely we will see the total breakdown of society if the market collapses, and that for many dinner-table conversations will suffer.
Most people in the countryside were able to survive the total breakdown of the economy that followed in the mid- and late 1970s because the fertility of Uganda's soil allowed them to continue growing food.
But in amongst the total breakdown in Ottawa Monday night, it was difficult to see whether Silfverberg had much of an effect on the game.
So let's here are a few reading recommendations: After Tomorrow by Gillian Cross: The total breakdown of UK society forces everyone to head for France but the French are overwhelmed by British refugees and close the Channel Tunnel.
