The dot-com collapse had sent the Bay area into the doldrums.

The collapse sent sheets of tin and wooden planks flying into the street.

In 1979, when the the collapse of Iran's oil industry sent prices soaring, there appeared to be no limit to oil prosperity.

The collapse of the roof had sent an anxious excitement through Pannoval.

The collapse of the nearby apartment building sent a mushroom cloud above the Baghdad skyline.

The collapse of the table and the missionary's cry of alarm sent the old man scrambling.

In the last year, the telecommunications industry has been thrown into turmoil, as the dot-com collapse sent tremors through the economy.

The collapse of the Soviet Union sent the defense sector into a tailspin.

First, the collapse of the local market sent him into bankruptcy.

A collapse of the bank could send shock waves through the banking sector.