Sentence examples for possible breakdowns from inspiring English sources

Prosecutors are examining a variety of issues, including possible breakdowns in the bank's controls to prevent money-laundering activities.

The spectacle of Brazil's business capital's being paralyzed by a single, previously announced strike prompted a new round of anger at the government's failure to invest in infrastructure and renewed concerns over possible breakdowns in road, airport and communications systems when Brazil hosts the soccer World Cup in 2014 and the Olympic Games in 2016.

The analysis of the data which are collected could be used for the prediction of possible breakdowns of the RO plant.

The GPs were concerned about possible breakdowns in the therapeutic relationship; therefore, they often delayed the beginning of interventions until they perceived an opportunity to discuss the abuse with their patient.

It takes him to the point of a possible breakdown".

But there was real anxiety about a possible breakdown of security as Mrs Thatcher began her speech.

So could there be another dimension to this deployment – as a contingency, say, against the inability of the Sierra Leone authorities to enforce a quarantine regime, or even against a possible breakdown of law and order.

As warring groups prepared for battle despite a month-old cease-fire, West African mediators faced the possible breakdown of peace talks to end a conflict that has cost hundreds of lives, sent thousands fleeing their homes and crippled the economy.

As East Germany went through its own revolution, rejecting one Communist leader after another, facing a possible breakdown of authority, and as our allies became increasingly concerned, US policymakers could no longer take refuge behind the boilerplate declaration that we support a unified Germany in NATO.

But the potential combination of unconventional weapons and terrorism, climate change and environmental degradation, global shortages of basic resources and the possible breakdown of the economic order present immeasurable risks unless the world's governments decide to address them seriously and together.

He added that the current gold price might in fact be low, as it is not factoring in a possible breakdown of some sort in the euro zone or any potential geopolitical shocks, for example from worsening political situations in the Middle East.