Sentence examples for brink of collapsing from inspiring English sources

In the past, astronomers thought that rifts in the Milky Way were "holes" in space, where we could peer beyond ourGalaxy to the Universe outside... Now we know that the rifts are just the opposite: they are vast clouds of cosmic "soot" and gas, on the brink of collapsing to make new stars.

The peace accord is on the brink of collapsing.

Who's rescuing small schools on the brink of collapsing?

But before Tuesday, there had been just eight airstrikes total -- only a single strike Monday despite wide reports that the defense of the city was on the brink of collapsing.

The auto industry was on the brink of collapse.

The economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.

It was also on the brink of collapse.

The Vatican bank was on the brink of collapse.

The government is teetering on the brink of collapse.

Is this a sector on the brink of collapse?

In early 1995, Sierra Leone was on the brink of collapse.