Then, as we all know too well, things fell to pieces as all that risky business came home to roost.

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After Harold Washington died suddenly, in his second term, his achievement, such as it was, fell to pieces almost at once.

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For people in the West, World War I was the great disillusionment, the moment when orthodoxy crumbled and leaders failed and the faiths of a lifetime fell to pieces.

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U.S. postal service mail volume, fell to 168 billion pieces in 2011 from the record 213 billion in 2006.

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Unfortunately, the little pieces of paper often fell out, forcing Mr. Fry to spend the service frantically thumbing through the book, looking for the right page.

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After Frazetta fell ill in 1985 with thyroid disease, says his wife, Ellie, the family sold pieces to Lucas to help pay for Frank's medical treatments.

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