1.   As he lifted the dust-cover from the Twinflush DeLuxe it crumbled, then collapsed like a hollow Stilton.

2.   Charles collapsed like a glove puppet with the hand withdrawn, and stood for a long moment, sagging.

3.   And when a song ended, the dancers collapsed like marionettes let loose.

4.   A sick Korea will find it harder to contain its unpleasant neighbor to the north, let alone catch it if it collapses like East Germany.

5.   A single hole in the delivery and the whole thing could collapse like a souffle.

6.   Absent the ground offensive, the current deal might have collapsed just like the previous one.

7.   But he was the focal point, the one most were watching to see if he could keep his collegiate style from collapsing like a cheerleader pyramid.

8.   Dino Radja wondered the same thing last year until he hit it headfirst in February and collapsed like a house of cards.

9.   He never even panicked when he fell behind and was in danger of living up to predictions he would collapse like a wet croissant when the pressure rose.

10.   In the end, the Twins collapsed like a marathon runner who sprinted too far and too long.