The band even teetered on the brink of being dropped. The colonies teetered at the brink of revolt in 1829, after Mexico abolished slavery. Iraq's non-Arab Kurds teetered on the brink of secession when Bremer arrived. As the world teetered on the brink of war, it often took a pacifist tone. At the beginning of the 1920s, the company teetered on the brink of collapse. After this incident Mahadeva found his life meaningless and teetered on the brink of insanity. Even though each side denied it, the east-west alliance teetered on the brink of collapse. Consequently, the country teetered toward economic dissolution and implosion. The marriage teetered on collapse during their time in France. An animatronic "falling rock" teetered close to the boat. The two-bladed wind turbine with flexible or teetered rotor hubs characterized the NASA-led program. Sales did not take off and the brothers' company teetered on bankruptcy. The 2011 season was one of high promise that teetered on the edge of success. "Ananda Vikatan" said the film "teetered between Rajini-ism and Mahendran-ism". For the next three years, Satyal teetered on whether he wanted to do comedy.