Sentence examples for brink of dropping from inspiring English sources

Without him, and under current governance, Argentina is on the brink of dropping out of world football.

Two weeks ago, the Colts were on the brink of dropping out of the playoffs for the first time in nine years.

Any Carlsen draws in Greece will lose rating points; any defeat will put him on the brink of dropping to No 2. Could it happen?

Such is the proximity of the Western Conference, another defeat could have dropped Vancouver to the brink of dropping out of the play-off places.

St Mirren are on the brink of dropping in to the second tier of Scottish football.

But tutoring a young person on the brink of dropping out -- changes the world.

The race, scheduled for 18 November, had a number of problems in its preparation and was on the brink of being dropped last year.

PBS, beset by funding cuts and an aging, dwindling audience, appeared on the brink of failure in 2011; just a month before "Downton" premiered, Los Angeles station KCET took the dramatic step of dropping its contract with the network.

Burnley put an end to any lingering fears of relegation with a win at Molineux that leaves Wolves on the brink of the drop to League One.

In 1975 President Gerald Ford had told New York City, which was teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, to drop dead.

It's on the brink of financial insolvency, enrollment is dropping, and its board is about to hire a new superintendent to fix these fiscal problems.