In the 1750s, Hats saw the utter collapse of their foreign system.

But 1627 saw the collapse of the Castilian economy.

Yet the Mayor saw the collapse of the local business leadership as perhaps his greatest long-range problem.

The 1950s saw the collapse of the old studio contract system.

"I saw the collapse of the Soviet empire as a moment that called for new ideas," he says.

"We've waited a long time to see the collapse of the Maquis."

The next week saw the collapse of all his support in East Francia.

Its driver saw the collapse and raised the alarm, so all rail traffic was stopped.

Hitler has lost the war, but whether we two will see the glorious collapse is a different matter.

However, he would live to see the collapse of everything he had held to be precious in life.