"brutal collapse" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It can be used to describe a sudden and severe failure or downfall of something, often with a sense of violence or force. Example: The stock market saw a brutal collapse, with many investors losing all of their money in a matter of hours.
For the American president, it would represent a brutal collapse of two terms of peacemaking efforts if such a high-level emergency mediation failed, especially if it were to spawn a fresh wave of violence.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Over the past 12 months, here are some things that have happened to the Giants co-owner John Mara: He saw his team endure a brutal collapse, missing the 2010 playoffs in such devastating fashion that it turned his stomach.
And Sirleaf, whose complexion is lighter than just about any Liberian's, has pointed out frequently and emphatically that her color is misleading, that she actually has no Americo-Liberian blood whatsoever, that she does not belong to the racial elite whose greed and historic oppression is named by some as the origin of Liberia's brutal collapse.
It is self evident that, since the end of Cold War era, which is characterized by the brutal collapse of the formal bipolar politics, which was manifested itself in ideological struggles between the West, represented by the United States and its allies, and the Soviet Union and its alliances, world politics has been advancing many elements of multipolarity.
When a brittle, brutal regime collapses, the aftermath is more likely to be chaos than parliamentary democracy.
In a few brutal seconds, the collapsing towers robbed us of family members, friends and fellow citizens.
WASHINGTON — With North Korea reeling from economic and succession crises, American and South Korean officials early this year secretly began gaming out what would happen if the North, led by one of the world's most brutal family dynasties, collapsed.
Romanians have been emigrating ever since their brutal communist dictatorship collapsed just over 20 years ago.
Through the first four weeks of the 2011 NFL season, we've seen two overtime games, historic performances, epic collapses, brutal injuries, fake injuries, bold predictions and some dramatic finishes.
Once the festival ends, the collapse is "brutal," said Olivier Pillon, 45, the chief day bartender for the hotel, where many seats at the wooden bar have polished brass name tags for regular customers.
As if things were not difficult enough for Indus and other technology start-ups that managed to survive the Internet collapse through brutal restructuring and job cuts, many are now under investigation by law enforcement authorities for the way they recorded the ringing of their cash registers during the feverish competition of Nasdaq's bubble years.
