Whichever way state collapse is assessed, it will always be an imperfect measure of priorities for policymakers.
"Although it may appear attractive in the short-term, the one scenario that must be avoided is sudden, uncontrolled state collapse, " Sir Paul insisted.
Sending Western troops into Syria too soon could create a power vacuum and a "sudden, uncontrolled state collapse", a retired British general has warned.
In sub-Saharan Africa, where much of the population lives on the edge of subsistence, poverty and slow economic growth, or outright decline, increased the likelihood of future state collapse, thereby trapping the countries in a vicious circle of poverty and political instability.
The East German state feared collapse if it could not hold its most productive citizens.
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This belief is in a state of collapse, largely for the reason Mr. Axelrod described.
Begin with the fact, little noticed by the left, that much of the old religious right is in a state of collapse.
As a result, what we are facing is not a few bad years of slow growth like this past recession, but a fundamental shift -- the end of cheap resources and an environment in a state of collapse.
If banks benefit from permanent state protection against collapse, then perhaps we need to make explicit that there is a contract between banks and state that they should never ever take steps to reduce their tax burden.
"After 25 January, the police was in a state of complete collapse, " he tells me.
Something has to give, and it may finally be the strapped state budgets that collapse first.
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The American and global economies were never close to a state of economic collapse.
It is true that Christina Santiago died in the Indiana State Fair stage collapse, that she worked for the Lesbian Comunnity Care Project and (apparently) that her partner was also injured.
If one were to try to measure the state of the atom, it would "collapse" into a single state.
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If they do, the state government would surely collapse, precipitating early elections, which Congress could easily lose.
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The collapse of state authority and the rule of thugs and criminals pose a security threat.
The tycoon amassed a fortune in the 1990s following the privatisation of state assets after the collapse of Soviet communism.
Boris Berezovsky amassed a fortune in the 1990s after the privatisation of state assets following the collapse of Soviet communism.
Mr Berezovsky amassed a fortune in the 1990s following the privatisation of state assets after the collapse of Soviet communism.
They were prompted by a decision of the state government to donate land to Hindu pilgrims and led to the state government's collapse.
There are good reasons for thinking that state capitalism will eventually collapse as a result of what Marxists used to call its internal contradictions.
Mr Berezovsky, an outspoken critic of the Russian President Vladimir Putin, amassed a fortune in the 1990s following the privatisation of state assets after the collapse of Soviet communism.
All they knew was that they were made redundant five times before, in the tough years that followed the collapse of state socialism, so they felt resignation rather than shock.
Even as much of their country prospers, environmental problems are so severe in the impoverished north and west (along the Russian border) that, in tandem with the collapse of state-owned enterprises, they've created at least 100 million economic and ecological refugees.
And I think it's important, particularly for business leaders here, to understand that fact, that if you see a complete collapse in state and local government spending on basic needs, that that could create a very bad business climate for all of you.
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But like anything emerging from Athens these days, the sharp increase seen in January has to be viewed in a rather dismal context, including coming cuts in state support, the collapse of panel prices and most importantly, the long path to recovery and normalcy for the Greek economy.
Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in an interview with CNN this week, echoed concerns about what a collapse of the Egyptian state could mean for the broader region.
The bridge carries about 67, 000 cars a day, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation, and delays from the collapse are likely to be significant, the state said.
It details the collapse of a state through corrupt neglect and direct criminal activity.
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