The Roman Empire was on the verge of collapsing. Namely, contestants collapsing, getting homesick, crying and falling on their heels. Curtis argues that the Soviet Union was on the verge of collapsing anyway. They are spilling, plunging, collapsing, and surging. The aforementioned structural components prevent the air from escaping and collapsing the marshmallows during aeration. The fibers have relatively thick walls that prevent collapsing upon drying. This had the unintended consequence of nearly collapsing the Sonoran economy. Mike staggers through the park, heavily bleeding, before finally collapsing and apparently dying. It was recognised that there was still danger of the structure collapsing. Jason staggers momentarily towards her before finally collapsing. The impact can also produce sonoluminescence from the collapsing bubble. He anticipated Tower One collapsing onto Tower Two after the blast. Leahy fell ill during the game, which led to him collapsing during halftime. The condemned were seated in chairs, Surratt almost collapsing into hers. My brain was talking my gut into not collapsing.