Sentence examples for on a breakdown from inspiring English sources

In an apparent dig at both his coalition partners and the opposition, he said there was a tendency for parties to adopt "cardboard cutout" positions to social problems, with one side blaming the problems on a breakdown in society and the other blaming government policy.

"There are many more prenups since Radmacher and lawyers in England are beginning to realise and explore the possibilities of those agreements to address the parties expectations not just about a financial split on a breakdown but also how they commit to one another that their marriage is to be led," says John Burrell of Davenport Lyons.

His invoice, £10,000, stuns the chief executive who insists on a breakdown of the charge.

The sight brings on a breakdown, but Sebastian's mother, Violet, is determined to find out what happened.

Some top American military officials were dismayed by the decision, saying Mr. Obama was putting the best face on a breakdown in tortured negotiations with the Iraqis.

"There is an appetite for some couples to make the agreed financial provision on a breakdown to be dependent on continued fidelity.

In 2001, Dessay was obliged to cancel several performances on account of a breakdown that was not mental but vocal.

Read on for a breakdown of the features demoed by RIM today.

By early 2007, I was on the point of a breakdown.

Diane Arbus was teetering on the edge of a breakdown.

The governess was on the verge of a breakdown.