Pronunciation of the English word collapses.
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1. | A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury. After that, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits with the result the democracy collapses because of the loose fiscal policy ensuing, always to be followed by a dictatorship, then a monarchy. | |
2. | Pyramid scams depend on the recruitment of new investors to participate, but the numbers of people who must join to support the expanding pyramid grow so quickly that the pyramid inevitably collapses. | |
3. | Whoever walks backward collapses. | |
4. | If the euro collapses, this could have huge diplomatic consequences. | |
5. | If this city collapses, the current humanitarian crisis can turn into a complete catastrophe. | |
6. | When a massive star dies, it runs out of fuel, collapses under its own weight and explodes as a supernova. | |
7. | As soon as he gets home he collapses on the settee and watches football on TV. | |
8. | Cheese soufflé is a dish that collapses as soon as it leaves the oven. | |
9. | Heaven and earth exhibit no benevolence; to them the ten thousand things are like straw dogs. The holy man exhibits no benevolence; to him the hundred families are like straw dogs. Is not the space between heaven and earth like unto a bellows? It is empty; yet it collapses not. It moves, and more and more comes forth. |