1.   He believes the invention saved him from financial ruin.

2.   In this golden period Tank also sold Peron on nuclear ideas and brought even greater financial ruin as a result.

3.   Michael Joyce had not suffered financial ruin by his second emigration.

4.   Pleas that the couple and their two young children will be homeless and facing financial ruin have fallen on deaf ears.

5.   Unwise investment can spell financial ruin.

6.   He must face the prospect of financial ruin.

7.   And we all know that the path of pleasure-seeking and blind acquisition is a recipe for financial ruin - for most of us.

8.   The small businesses facing financial ruin.