Mr Jonathan has admitted there has been a near breakdown in law and order in parts of the country as a result of the strike.

The jumbled images do not result in in a near emotional breakdown or a breakthrough during "Rose's Turn."

When he realized this was not the case, his distress caused a near nervous breakdown.

The events test what little patience Basil has to the breaking point, sometimes causing him to have a near total breakdown by the end of the episode.

Earlier, there was an unhappy affair with a much older man, her college English professor, followed by an abortion and a near breakdown.

Nowhere have the effects been more distressing than in Bulgaria, where hyperinflation has contributed to a near economic breakdown.

Experiencing a near mental breakdown, Crane happens onto a store-front revival and a charismatic religious experience.

After the release of the album Harvey suffered a near nervous breakdown.

One endless section presents Phineas's struggle with a boxful of incoherent note cards that he sorts and puzzles over to his near breakdown.