Sentence examples for breakdowns occurred when from inspiring English sources

The most severe of Fidelma's documented breakdowns occurred when the couple travelled to Japan, in 1961, and Kirstein left her to go in search of sexual adventures; she collapsed and had to be taken back to New York at once.

The breakdown occurred when the guerrillas insisted on freeing the hostages in two batches for security reasons.

In the simplest sense it could be said that, mentally speaking, a nervous breakdown occurs when an individual finds that the number of things that they are able to cope with is lower than the number of things that they have to cope with.

Phases of barrier breakdown occur when sediment supply is outpaced by a rapid increase in accommodation controlled by existing basement morphology and rising sea levels.

A1 Mayor Calls For Inquiry Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said that he had ordered an investigation into a "breakdown" that occurred when child welfare workers failed to obtain a warrant to enter the Brooklyn home where a 7-year-old girl died after months of abuse.

One of the most consequential breakdowns in communications occurred when Father Díaz was deported by the federal Immigration and Naturalization Service to Venezuela after he was convicted in 1991 of sexually abusing three altar boys from St. Leo's Church in Corona, Queens.

The collision occurred when Zurich's air traffic control center was understaffed and plagued by technological breakdowns.

An area of skin breakdown that occurs when sustained pressure cuts off blood circulation — usually in patients confined to their beds in hospitals and nursing homes — a bedsore can result in a wound so deep and painful that some patients require narcotics.

For example, Lorenz and Elefteriadou [19] defined breakdown as occurring when the average speed of all lanes drops below 90 km/h for a period of at least 5 min.

A subtle breakdown can occur when, for example, the most creative and valuable team member is afraid to speak up while the least-creative employee is the most talkative.

They said these included bringing in extra cleaners, slowing production lines, ensuring production stopped more promptly at night so there was sufficient time for cleaning, and stopping slaughter when breakdowns occurred.