Sentence examples for led to its collapse from inspiring English sources

It was phone hacking and bribery that led to its collapse, not a lack of funds.

News of the takeover prompted a run on the bank that almost led to its collapse.

High-risk mortgages fed the housing boom and led to its collapse.

Mikhail Gorbachev's attempts to reinvigorate the ailing Soviet system led to its collapse and its abandonment of Cuba.

"China's first encounter with globalization led to its collapse, one from which the country has never completely recovered," Khan said.

Mr. Tanzi has blamed the banks for the labyrinth of shaky deals that helped the once-simple dairy business grow into a global empire and then led to its collapse.

Off-balance-sheet debts at Enron helped lead to its collapse.

PARIS — France and Belgium moved on Tuesday to shore up Dexia as fears increased that the bank's exposure to Greek sovereign debt could lead to its collapse.

But his aides described constant explosions, and warned that the demolition of the bridge to their building could lead to its collapse.

The country's banking system will reopen on Saturday, and observers will closely monitor the number of creditors who try to withdraw their assets from Kabul Bank in anticipation of an increasing financial crisis that Khalilullah Frozi, one of the bank's two largest shareholders, has said could lead to its collapse.

In an effort to stop its deterioration, Mr. Blumenthal's office filed a motion with the court on June 13, asking that the owners be ordered to make repairs to the house to keep out water and other elements that could lead to its collapse.