He had a fall, which was ominous of his downfall.
Evil characters generally rely on themselves, and their pride leads to their downfall.
Its unjust treatment of the Sudeten Germans, stranded by the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian empire, ultimately caused the first Czechoslovak republic's downfall.
Politicians and business experts spent a lot of time praising Nokia and trying to learn from its rise.They should devote as much time studying the lessons of its downfall.
But the American President has also been right to resist the temptation to call for the regime's downfall or take sides in the power struggle, let alone back Mr Mousavi for the presidency.
But they were his downfall and the downfall of all Israel.
The Navy Brass planned to give him a medal, but the ensuing attention became his downfall.
This vertigo, this terror, this downfall into ruin of the loftiest bravery which ever astounded history,--is that causeless?
Over a lunch of fish and chips at his golf clubhouse, Mr Thaksin enthuses over new business opportunities in Africa and the benefits of Buddhist meditation. But he is still fuming over his downfall.
His pride procured his downfall.
Ignorance, not lack of effort, is often the most important cause of their ultimate downfall.
This open source PHP framework is full of features and can do it all, but it's main downfall is that it is a bit slower than other frameworks.
Two decades have passed since the downfall of most of the regimes where atheism was state policy and religion existed only on sufferance; and over that time, liberal democracy has advanced.
But people want your downfall, too many things.
A similar downfall is poised to happen again because the underlying process issues and discrepancies are usually not addressed due to time constraints and lack of resources.
Um, it is probably my downfall.
Few are predicting Mr. Putin’s downfall any time soon, especially considering how methodically he has undermined the opposition.
He is not a snob and therein lay his downfall.
But if the talks break down, some investors said Wall Street might need to brace for a repeat of the turmoil that followed the Lehman Brothers' downfall in 2008.
The only downfall to good hair is that, down the road, you have to wait for your girlfriend to finish doing it!
Pride was his downfall.
His resignation coincided with the downfall of Yukio Hatoyama, the fourth prime minister to step down in four years.
Madoff's spectacular downfall has sparked a cottage industry of journalists trying to fathom his psychopathology.
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