In New York State, opposition to gambling has crumbled in the face of a budget that apparently is to be balanced by windfalls from games of chance.

When the opposition crumbles and there are just snipers and small bands of guerrillas, the proportionality of response from overwhelming firepower seems unjust and sometimes even unnecessary.

Market confidence returned when the Greek opposition crumbled.

Needless to add that the opposition crumbled.

"They expect all opposition to crumble before them, at their very appearance," said Cuwignaka, bitterly.

The opposition crumbled, farmers enthusiastically cooperated with the government, and agreed to the acquisition.

Where these can have the opportunity of acting, opposition dies with fear, or crumbles away by conviction.

What's more, there are signs that Nader-inspired opposition from consumer groups is crumbling: Stephen Brobeck, the executive director of the Consumer Federation of America, has signed on.

Each side still holds out the hope that the opposition will crumble in the six weeks left in the 1998 legislative session.

The opposition soon crumbled, and the king decided to move against Thomas of Lancaster, who had been supporting the marcher rebellion all along.