Sentence examples for brink of sinking from inspiring English sources
I was in awe of these great men and wanted to save a continent that, she informed us, was on the brink of sinking under the weight of endless social, economic and political problems.
Bear Stearns, which had been one of the most aggressive financiers of subprime mortgages, was on the brink of collapse largely because of the sinking value of its own assets.
De Forest, a turn-of-the-century artist and designer who rose to eminence, then sank into obscurity, is now on the brink of rediscovery.
Stocks sank yesterday as Enron teetered on the brink of one of the biggest corporate implosions in United States history and added to the debate swirling around the market's powerful run-up.
Chabrol bore constant witness to mortality, resigned to the fact that men and women, in the smothering air of society, will continue to find reasons to expunge one another, yet you emerge from his movies neither sunk nor defeated but poised on the brink of good cheer.
As he sank into depression, he experienced anxiety that drove him to the brink of suicide.
For more than a decade the Barnes has been sinking into ever-increasing financial trouble, and its directors say it is on the brink of bankruptcy.
And though it gives off hot sparks of original wit, the show also sinks into what feels like warmed-over social satire, with detours to the giddy brink of camp.
The Indian foreign secretary, Shiv Shankar Menon, said Friday that his country's relationship with Pakistan had sunk to its lowest level since 2003, when the nuclear rivals stepped back from the brink of war and began peace talks.
"They're on the brink of disaster.
