When the post-British collapse of Hong Kong hit Vancouver, Toronto became the next best spot.
Then there was Scott, whose graciousness after his British Open collapse won him more fans than any claret jug possibly could.
Where most accounts of British imperial collapse concentrate on the 20th century, Brendon begins his story on the battlefield of Yorktown, in 1781.
He further campaigned for the establishment of a British Institute in Japan, although these ideas were scrapped amid the British financial collapse of 1967.
This month Chester Street Insurance, a British insurer, collapsed because of growing asbestos claims.
Mr. Tucker was hired after a bid for A.I.A. from Prudential, a British rival, collapsed.
The issue was resolved in 1948 when the British mandate collapsed under the pressure of force and diplomacy.
In addition, exits may be becoming more difficult: the sale of New Look, a British retailer, collapsed when the last two remaining bidders pulled out.It is important, however, to distinguish between the cyclical and structural tides.
The tough-guy persona that Fischer projects in his novels, an image that has established him as one of the voguish young rogues of British fiction, collapses here like a leaky balloon.
Economy-class syndrome turned up in headlines last week after a 28-year-old British woman collapsed and died at London's Heathrow Airport following a 20-hour, 10,000-mile flight from Australia (with a single stop in Singapore).
