John Dingell, a Democrat from the Detroit suburbs, lamented the rows of empty houses he sees in the city since the American car industry fell on hard times.
Losses on the stock market caused him to fall on hard times.
Technology stocks simultaneously began falling on hard times and there tail sector found that consumers were no longer spending freely.
Airbus, meanwhile, has fallen on hard times with delays to its flagship A380 and to the launch of its rival to the new best-selling Boeing long-haul jet.
I'm sorry to hear that you have fallen on hard times; what can I do to help?
As the tabloid have hit on hard times, the cheque of chequebook journalism have shrink.
Since the last American troops departed Fulda in 1994, her cafe had fallen on hard times.
When one really has fallen on hard times, he's not much good at lying.
My friend Ruhollah, who once worked for me as a fixer, was in better shape: after falling on hard times, he'd landed a gig ferrying college girls to Kabul University and back.
Despite being the capital of New Jersey, the city fell on hard times as manufacturing jobs declined and many residents relocated to the suburbs.
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