1.   He was ultimately overthrown and the country descended into chaos.

2.   The country had descended into economic chaos.

3.   After the Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan, rival warlords fought for power, and the country descended into chaos.

4.   But some analysts said the army could become restive if the country descends into chaos.

5.   If the country again descends into civil war, with no government, institutions or effective laws, the same conditions could easily return in the future.

6.   The country has descended into chaos in recent weeks after huge financial pyramid schemes collapsed, wiping out the savings of many Albanians.

7.   The country descended into anarchy after the collapse of a national get-rich-quick scheme.

8.   The chaos that attended the polling, however, has given opposition leaders grounds to challenge the results, raising fears the country might descend into political violence.

9.   The scrutiny is intense, as media from around the country have descended on this normally low-key race in the North Carolina sand hills.

10.   When the Soviet Union disintegrated, the country descended into a free-for-all of crime and risky entrepreneurship.