The phrase "collapse in one" is not a grammatically correct or commonly used expression in written English.
It is unclear what it is supposed to mean or convey. It is possible that you are trying to say "collapse all at once" or "collapse simultaneously," but even then, these phrases would not be considered standard or commonly used. If you are trying to describe a situation where multiple things or systems are collapsing together, it would be better to use a clearer and more specific phrase such as "a simultaneous collapse of multiple systems" or "a collective collapse of various structures." Example: The faulty construction of the building caused a chain reaction, leading to the collapse in one of the walls, followed by the collapse of the entire structure.
"Prior to 9/11, all of us considered Pakistan a failing state, 5, 10 or 15 years away from collapse in one way or another," said Marshall Bouton, an expert on the region and president of the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations.
He referred to Israel as a "rotten, dried tree" that would collapse in "one storm".
"I watched my financial infrastructure collapse in one fell swoop," she recalled.
Demand for network commercials cooled in the fall, at least partly a result of the sudden collapse in one advertising category that had gobbled up almost every available commercial opportunity in 2000, helping drive up prices at every network.
The city's top water-supply official said yesterday that a recent report about the risk of a catastrophic tunnel collapse in one of the city's most crucial aqueducts was overly alarmist and flatly wrong.
After weeks of brinkmanship, Gov. George E. Pataki and the Legislature have agreed to spend $105 million to bail out Nassau County and impose state oversight of county spending, in an effort to avert financial collapse in one of the nation's wealthiest regions.
In the process, reality and the virtual world continue to collapse in on one another, blurring the already fuzzy dividing line between them.
These days, it feels like the worlds of film, gaming and interactive art are collapsing in on one another video games are starting to become nearly indistinguishable from CGI-enhanced movies, and films and art installations are increasingly inviting viewers to play and interact, no longer content with a passive one-size-fits-all experience.
Among the other names on the new season's list are Donny Osmond, whose sister Marie was a sensation on the series after she collapsed in one episode in the show's fifth season; the singers Macy Gray, Aaron Carter and Mya; the models Kathy Ireland and Joanna Krupa; the reality-TV veteran Kelly Osbourne; and a full complement of athletes who often tend to do well on the show.
[C17.] Geologist for Bre-X Goes on Trial Nearly three years after Bre-X Minerals coneapsed in ofe of the biggest gold-discovery frauds of all time, its chief geologist went on trial in the only criminal prosecution arising from a scandal that wiped out holdings of investors in Canada and the United States.
Supreme Court Overturns Conviction Of Arthur Andersen in Enron Case In a unanimous opinion, the Supreme Court overturned Arthur Andersen's federal conviction for shredding accounting documents of Enron as it was collapsing in one of the nation's biggest corporate scandals.
