But the collapse of Enron left a bounty of pipeline assets in its wake.
But a collapse of the euro would bring with it unprecedented technical, economic and political costs (see article).
But the collapse of Mycal, a big employer with once-powerful friends, is a sign that the system is under awful stress.
Economists knew this was going to plummet, but the collapse overran expectations.
But that collapse in the recent problems: that is more troubling.
But the collapse of Lehman Brothers, followed by the long series of rescues in Europe and America, seems to have brought the money markets close to breakdown.
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But the collapse of law and order in the province could have serious repercussions on Pakistan's territorial integrity and heighten tensions between the largest province Punjab and the smaller provinces.
Founded as a financial computer-services provider in 1988, ACS for the first few years focused on processing bank transactions, but the collapse of the Texas banking industry eliminated many of its customers.
Not only has the currency's strength helped to hold down American inflation, but a collapse would make it harder for the Fed to slash interest rates if the economy were to slow more sharply than expected.
But the collapse of Lehman Brothers one year ago brought the issue to the forefront--some said naked short-selling was responsible for driving Lehman's stock to zero, though it did file for bankruptcy after a liquidity crisis.
But its collapse and rescue by Lloyds actually led to greater concentration in the banking market, and was therefore anti-competitive - and the wounded Lloyds has been struggling to provide the credit needed for British economic recovery.
Hyperinflation can cause not only economic disaster, but also a collapse of law and order.
In contrast, the new-issues market of 2000 started out in a frenzy but ended in collapse.
But another catastrophic collapse ensued leaving Pakistan 2-0 up with just one match to play.
But following a collapse in its banking sector, the country fell on hard times.
But barring further collapse, it looks like the closest one out there for stocks and the economy.
But since the collapse of Equitable Life three years ago, the industry has been through wrenching changes.
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But a huge collapse, which accounted for nine wickets and just 47 runs, allowed Pakistan back into the contest.
But the utter collapse of Indonesia's financial markets, where Peregrine's greatest exposure lies, threw a Swiss rescue in doubt.
In most cases, however, banks accepted government funds not to stave off collapse but to boost lending to the real economy.
But the imminent collapse of Libyan rebel forces, coupled with an endorsement from the Arab League, galvanized the West to act.
This week has been dominated by one man's collapse but it's important to recognize that there's a broader subject at hand.
Murray Goodwin raised hopes for a while but a serious collapse was under way when Fisher held the easiest of return chances.
On the other hand, as Venezuela and Iran point out, the greatest risk facing the cartel is not high prices but a price collapse.
Panasjuk was born in the former Soviet Union, but before its collapse moved to the U.S. with his mother to avoid wars in the region.
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But since the collapse of the Soviet Union the Russians have acknowledged that thousands of works of art taken from Germany are in their possession.
Things may be better than last autumn when there was an imminent threat of a financial collapse but the recovery is built on very short-term foundations.
Indeed, most are seeing a recovery from the financial crisis that a year ago seemed likely to herald not just economic collapse but political turmoil too.
Mr Olmert, however, brought the right-wing nationalist Yisrael Beiteinu party into his coalition last autumn, which shields the government from collapse but also blocks serious pro-peace moves.
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