That attitude was the brief glory and ultimate undoing of the alternative press.

The bullet wound had been serious, but not fatal, though the subsequent infection could prove to be the man's ultimate undoing.

A secret supplemental contract given to Massimino was his ultimate undoing.

Before her ultimate undoing she had served in two further households.

Its open-door policy to immigrants will be its ultimate undoing.

Then, in the fourth quarter, the Jets failed to convert on three straight third downs, their ultimate undoing, Hackett said.

"If we let a threat against a police officer stand, we are abetting the ultimate undoing of civilized society."

This tiny gesture, however, could not solve the ever-increasing crisis of thirst among the Union garrison, which would contribute to their ultimate undoing.

But their ultimate undoing may have been their appreciation of the world around them.

And that prospect triggered a reaction that was probably decisive to Gaddafi's ultimate undoing.