11.   But when they passed a law allowing extradition to the United States, the governing coalition collapsed in October.

12.   Commentators said the Liberal Democrats probably decided to back down out of fear that the coalition would collapse.

13.   Democrat-led coalition collapsed in mid-May over a land reform scandal.

14.   Furthermore, his nationalist-religious Knesset coalition could collapse.

15.   Gov. Jaime Saleh on Friday said the coalition had collapsed and appointed a new mediator, Pedro Atacho.

16.   His parliamentary coalition collapsed in July, and he resigned three weeks ago in a maneuver aimed at bringing on a special election for prime minister.

17.   His coalition collapsed last July, followed by outbreak of Palestinian violence.

18.   His coalition collapsed when one of his allies pulled out because of corruption allegations against Berlusconi.

19.   Kohl has been taking pains to avoid doing anything that might cause his weakened coalition to collapse.

20.   No elected Thai government has ever survived a full four-year term, falling victim to military coups or coalition collapses.