Sentence examples for collapsed there was from inspiring English sources

When communism collapsed, there was a new obstacle: Western countries toughened their visa policies.

When two of its banks collapsed, there was no bailout available.

When the twin towers collapsed, there was fear that the wall would give, flooding the site.

"When the government collapsed, there was nothing left except a great emptiness.

She said some buildings had collapsed, there was no power, and the mobile telephone network had failed.

"When Angkor collapsed, there was a drop in water levels," said Mary Beth Day, an earth scientist at the University of Cambridge in England.

"So when the eyewall collapsed, there were winds over a large area".

With this disaster coming so soon after the Indonesian economy collapsed, there were fears that Indonesia might unravel.

With Libya's government having all but collapsed, there is understood to be disquiet among some British officials over the decision to remain in the capital.

While the government and the P.K.K. have different views on why peace talks collapsed, there is no doubt about what motivates Mr. Erdogan's continuing military campaign.

At a morgue near Dujiangyan, where several schools collapsed, there were so many bodies of children that undertakers were cremating them in groups.