1.   Some roofs collapsed beneath the weight of so much snow.

2.   The wooden hoop supporting the foliage had almost collapsed beneath its weight.

3.   Five firemen narrowly escaped death when a staircase collapsed beneath their feet.

4.   As Geiger plopped down, a folding chair collapsed beneath him.

5.   As he stepped onto the hardwood floor to get a closer look, it collapsed beneath him.

6.   A floor collapsed beneath their feet as they battled the blaze.

7.   After collapsing beneath the Waves basket, he hobbled off the court and was in so much pain he told teammates he thought it was broken.

8.   General Alexander Lebed, governor of Krasnoyarsk, is collapsing beneath the weight of running a vast Siberian region.

9.   The Serbian economy, collapsing beneath hyperinflation late last year, has stabilized as goods have begun to pour in.

10.   Years ago, during a news conference held by Mayor Ed Koch, Kempton sat in a chair that collapsed beneath him.