Here is how it works: A person has collapsed unconscious on the ground.

VOA: special.2009.05.20

And, so, Paris is surrounded in this sort of glory that was supposed to be, the Empire has collapsed on the head of France.

由此,巴黎出现了一种荣耀的氛围,这并不奇怪,法兰西腐朽的帝国政权终于分崩离析

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Here is how it works. A person has collapsed unconscious on the ground.

VOA: special.2009.06.09

"It has collapsed because of the conscious work of new generation of opposition inside which worked for two decades on building up an alternative system of information, knowing that's the most important,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

The territory of Somaliland declared independence last central government collapsed, but has yet to be recognized as its own state by the international community.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

Czech President Vaclav Klaus has consistently argued that the system collapsed from within.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

According to wire service reports, witnesses say a hospital in the capital collapsed and that many buildings Additional information from the island has been slow in coming, were damaged.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12