And then it all fell apart for the Washington Nationals' right-hander after a teammate's error.

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And of course, it all fell apart.

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While many like to pretend that the Bush tax cuts brought about a decade of decent growth before it all fell apart in the final days of his presidency, this is simply not the truth as the 8 years of President Bush were not particularly successful from a growth perspective.

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But then it all rather fell apart as those network effects went into reverse as a result of the PC.

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Bale, who also scored Tottenham's second against Arsenal, could have put his team further ahead as Chelsea fell apart at the back with all their substitutes already on the pitch when Terry departed, and he set up Roman Pavlyuchenko with a gift of a chance that the Russia striker volleyed wide.

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In all, 22 people were charged in the case that fell apart for the government and it was a huge setback for FCPA enforcement.

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The semifinalists have all displayed tremendous ability in this category, while teams like Russia and England with arguably just as talented sides fell apart when put into difficult circumstances.

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Many need to catch up because perhaps they lost all their savings when their business folded, their real estate values dropped in half, and their investment accounts fell apart in the stock market collapse.

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