1.   The catastrophic collapse of volcanoes is discussed by Francis and Self and the global occurrence of different volcano types is assessed by Suzuki.

2.   At the Pentagon, officials were beginning to speculate that Serb forces in the field could be close to a catastrophic collapse.

3.   But he agreed that weakening by fire, followed by catastrophic collapse of the floors, was the most likely possibility.

4.   Even Metcalfe sees his predicted catastrophic collapse as a problem that the Internet will eventually overcome.

5.   Has the Fed done too little to protect the nation from the repercussions of a catastrophic collapse by a shadowy overseas bank?

6.   Large trees became brittle and prone to catastrophic collapse.

7.   That forced coach Del Harris to send Kobe Bryant and Rick Fox back in the game to prevent a catastrophic collapse.

8.   This kind of structure may help explain why networks ranging from metabolisms to ecosystems to the Internet are generally stable and resilient, yet prone to occasional catastrophic collapse.

9.   But the good days came to a grinding halt with the catastrophic economic collapse that began in the middle of last year.

10.   In testimony prepared for the hearing, engineering and government experts called for a re-evaluation and possible strengthening of building codes to prevent such catastrophic collapses.