In the late 1970s aggressive poaching took the rhino to the brink of extinction.
His unbrokered return would probably be disastrous, taking the country back to the brink of breakdown.
On the brink of losing his family's Manhattan apartment, he finally took to the streets.
The defensive approach is what has driven most enterprises to the brink of their budgets.
The United States is not on the brink of turning into Oceania, or even Singapore.
And two great American companies, Chrysler and GM, stood on the brink of liquidation.
The coalition has often teetered on the brink of collapse in the past 12 months.
There was a time when the automobile industry was on the brink of financial disaster.
Native Americans, too, were on the brink of extermination up until just several decades ago.
By bringing Daewoo to the brink, President Kim has shown he can indeed challenge the chaebol.
They also understand the extraordinary dangers in pushing North Korea to the brink of collapse.
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Many short-term lenders declined to renew their loans, driving Bear to the brink of default.
This sort of election-eve scandal is like a volcano on the brink of eruption.
So, what can you do if you find yourself on the brink of breaking down?
The slump has raised fears that the sector could be on the brink of recession.
On Monday, investors panicked in a way that suggested the U.S. economy was on the brink.
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Argentina is on the brink, reeling under higher taxes imposed at the behest of the IMF.
It is not too late to pull back from the brink of this slippery slope.
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Brinksmanship doesn't work if the people at the wheels go hurtling over the brink.
Meanwhile the over-arching state has managed to govern the west to the brink of bankruptcy.
At that point, they will mobilise and block all changes, even to the brink of collapse.
But taken together, this "bold, persistent experimentation" has brought our economy back from the brink.
The "terrorist Assad regime" wishes to push Syrians "to the brink of despair, " it said.
Currently on the brink of collapse after an embezzlement scandal, it once was China's best firm.
The match teetered on the brink for 11 minutes as neither side could manage a score.
The two Sudans went to the brink of war earlier this year over oil.
Indeed, 30 years ago, extensive deforestation left the tree on the brink of extinction.
One of Mr Erdogan's strengths is his knack for pulling back from the brink.
In endless rounds of negotiations since then, China and Japan have stepped back from the brink.
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