Sentence examples for because of a collapse from inspiring English sources

The Tunisian and Egyptian economies have been floundering since the spring revolutions because of a collapse in tourism and trade.

For example, in January, US Steel returned the privatised Smederevo steel plant in Serbia to the government for $1 because of a collapse in demand for its products.

In Texas, many savings-and-loan companies failed because of a collapse in real-estate prices that had accompanied a fall in the price of oil.

"I Love Ferguson" is running a fundraising campaign on behalf of businesses hit by looting in the initial rioting or because of a collapse in trade after the heated atmosphere discouraged shoppers from neighbouring suburbs.

The Richemont group, another giant, which is listed in Switzerland and controls brands such as Cartier and Chloé, has also warned about declining sales and profits because of a collapse in the global "feelgood factor .Nevertheless, being posh and hot does help.

According to Lloyd's Marine Intelligence Unit, nearly 10% of the world's merchant ships are swaying gently at anchor because of a collapse in global trade.Since the recession bit hard last autumn a lot of attention has been paid to the plunge in the Baltic Dry Index, a composite measure of the cost of shipping bulk cargoes such as iron ore and coal.

Now the I.M.F. is forecasting a ratio that could rise to 135 percent by that year, largely because of a collapsing economy that shows no sign of reversing course.

Earlier, they had been unable to get into the building to search because of the danger of a collapse, but at 8 20 p.m., they found the body of a man identified by his relatives as Sing Ho.

Carnegie Hall canceled Tuesday's and Wednesday's performances, and said those on Thursday would go forward if West 57th Street, closed because of a crane collapse, opened.

The governor warned this week that New York's financial situation has eroded rapidly, largely because of a "mammoth collapse" in revenues from the financial sector.

In the euro area, inflation has been below 1% for more than two years and is expected to drop further because of a dramatic collapse in oil prices.