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A property bubble in Bulgaria seems to be on the verge of bursting, though this has still to filter through to the rest of the economy.

When he took over as President of Russia in 2000, he found a coutry on the verge of becoming a failed state.

While Apple did make Macs, the company had been losing sales for years and was commonly considered to be on the verge of extinction.

On the verge of the new semester, both universities and incoming freshmen are trying to make independence the priority.

Manchester City left-back Wayne Bridge is on the verge of signing with West Ham United after it was revealed he was in London for a medical.

On top of all that, most countries on the verge of a major military assault do not broadcast their battle plans to the world.

I was brought up in an Italian immigrant family with a work ethic that teetered on the verge of slave labour.

However, Baggio could now be on the verge of a sensational return with the Old Lady prepared to offer him the Vice-President role.

With the league on the verge of missing games, Santa Stern should at least have the heart to give us five national games.

I decided to remove myself from my computer and the implication that I might be on the verge of a good idea.

As a result of these changes, we have been able to push finances that were on the verge of collapse back to a safe position.

He was the MVP of that game, and had the Rams on the verge of another win two years later, before New England's last-second victory.

She looked as though she was on the verge of a mental break down. We comforted her as best we could.

Christian Vieri is on the verge of his third transfer within a year with Sampdoria keen on his signature, according to reports.

For a few days, the entire biosphere seemed to be on the verge of destruction.

He said he was on the verge of an evolutionary breakthrough.

One evening, just as she was on the verge of swallowing her draught, there was a timid knock on her door.

Despite a year of government effort, a tentative recovery in the housing market appears to be on the verge of stalling.

"Was such a . . . " We looked at the witch on the verge of death, it seems that she began to experience a bit of sympathy.

You know, I was on the verge of quitting my job when my boss comes in and offers me a raise.

Long afterward she confided that she had felt herself to be on the verge of a mental breakdown.

The shoot took place four months before Marilyntragically died, and yet we see nothing of a woman on the verge of a breakdown.

he looked at her with burning eyes , and was on the verge of becoming awkward , when a retort came to his lips.

Spirit is like the seabird perching on the verge of the cliff, waiting for the moment to fly skywards.

The matter is pressing in its own right, but also because most of the advanced economies are either already in or on the verge of recession.

He paused, open-mouthed, on the verge of the pit of his own depravity and utter worthlessness to breathe the same ar she did.

A year later, it was bankrupt, unable to find capital and on the verge of collapse.

But when the Gundam series first started on Japanese telly back in 1979, it failed to grab an audience and was on the verge of cancellation.

In a more urban frame, Brooklyn now boasts two small distillers, with at least two more on the verge of being licensed.

You know, Scarlett, I think you're on the verge of a crying jag.

Moreover, the nation is on the verge of a baby boomlet, when the children of the original boomers have children of their own.

As a vampire, Uma was on the verge of beginning her career, and what has been referred to as a string of sexual film roles.

But if commodity prices were to ease, the current account deficit could deteriorate rapidly, leaving Brazil on the verge of a debt crisis.

A rusty pan sits between her spread knees and she seems to be on the verge of giving birth.

On the verge of getting kicked out of the Chinese market, Google decided to concede to the Chinese government's demands -- a little.

Improvements in technology might have us on the verge of far, far more exciting unveiling: a second earth.

Suddenly, we learned that Lehman Brothers, one of the pillars of American investment banking, was on the verge of bankruptcy.

The plans mean the company has come a long way since it was on the verge of going bust just two years ago.

Of the cover, she said: "Why would this even be out there? It's ludicrous. It's almost on the verge of voyeurism. "

But as The Economist went to press, they too seemed to be on the verge of striking a deal, just as the derisive Mr Erdogan had predicted.

They were launched at a time when health systems were already weak, sometimes on the verge of collapse, following decades of neglect.

THIS time a year ago, shortly before a presidential election, Iran seemed on the verge of momentous change.

At the time the IWW's vision of a new worker-controlled order seemed "if not on the verge of becoming reality, not preposterous either" .

There is still a hushed silence throughout the office, everyone keeping their thoughts to themselves, everyone on the verge of tears.

It also said that China was "on the verge of becoming both profitable and a meaningful part of our long-term growth" .

Kuyt acknowledges the Reds have had a tough start to the campaign but is convinced they are on the verge of putting a winning run together.

This pressure reduction causes the liquid refrigerant to be on the verge of becoming a gas but it is still a liquid at this specific point.

TWO weeks ago News Corporation was a corporate giant led by a legend and on the verge of the biggest deal in its history.

Before you know it, your productivity is waning, you feel tired more easily and you are on the verge of breakdown.

One day China is a rising power, and the next day China becomes a paper dragon on the verge of breaking apart.

TheArgentine defender had been on the verge of completing his transfer to Turin this week, but over the past few days relations have cooled.

If you buy distressed, leveraged, out-of-favour companies on the verge of bankruptcy, hoping for a turnround, you are using leverage.

On the verge of death and despair, a young Calgary woman has received the breath of life -- a pair of lungs.

Had it not Been FOR your timely help, our company would have Been on the verge of Bankruptcy.

The influx of weapons has reinvigorated the insurrection in northern Syria, which less than six weeks ago was on the verge of being crushed.

When Irene knew her father was on the verge of death, she decided to venture her life to rescue him.

She may be on the verge of even greater freedom after cutting her ties with the owners of her magazine.

But in California at the time, it must have seemed like wave power was on the verge of a breakthrough.

Activity does not necessarily equal productivity, especially when it is frantic and on the verge of being out of control.

Our sun may be on the verge of a relatively long snooze, as researchers have found solar energy output could decrease in the coming decades.

Still, a last-minute deal might come off as a well-received rescue of a bank that was on the verge of disappearing on Monday.

Arsenal are apparently on the verge of opening a zoo. My source has sneaked a look at some of the creatures they'll be displaying!

In a few sunny places where electric rates are high, like Italy and Hawaii, solar energy is already on the verge of being competitive.

Ironically these companies will be quitting just as UK investors appear on the verge of kindling a passion for Chinese investments.

"It looks like we now are on the verge of a paradigm change, " says Peter Harling of the International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based lobby.

Now, it's hoping for a merger but despite the change in situation Porsche is adamant that it's not on the verge of insolvency.

But let me ask you, how does this statement sound right now, with the global financial system on the verge of collapse?

Particle accelerators could be on the verge of finding evidence for high energy supersymmetry in the next decade.

If they come through with the money, the world may be indeed on the verge of a vaccine boom.

"Chairman Mao is like Jesus to us, " he said on the verge of tears.

(So far, the latter has been the unfortunate "natural" course: we'll recall Le Monde was on the verge of bankruptcy last Summer).

"It was on the verge of collapse, but we managed to stop the tilt and secure it, " said a spokesman.

Who would have thought that the mighty Halifax could be brought to its knees and teeter on the verge of nationalisation?

Terry was understood to have rejected Chelsea's latest offer and, according to reports, was on the verge of handing in a transfer request.

Rumour (bordering on complete lies) has it that Einstein was on the verge of cracking time travel when he met Marilyn Monroe.

Original paragraph: A few years ago, a professor and his wife were on the verge of separating because they couldn't stop quarreling.

Roger Altman, a former deputy Treasury secretary, is arguing that America and Europe are on the verge of a disastrous double-dip recession.

The Afghan middle-distance runner nonetheless trekked on and was on the verge of realizing her Olympic dream.

Indeed, they're on the verge of injecting their DNA into a broad swath of the PC market.

The biomedical engineers had been on the verge of testing a chip in hippocampal slices for several years, but roadblocks slowed work.

They cited that the Commonwealth was on the verge of rebuilding the Star League on its own!

Statue of Liberty has been frozen, the only remnant left of the head on the verge of death.

A year ago, we were on the verge of polio eradication in India. Today we can celebrate that victory with confidence.

However prevention is possible and it is through preventive strategies that the disease is on the verge of eradication.

Capitalism may be teetering on the verge of ruin, but it may not be socialism that replaces it.

It was Frank McLintock, on the verge of a fifth successive Wembley defeat, who rallied his team-mates.

Time to lye in bed and keep thinking of the door bracket system, I'm on the verge of getting it sorted out.

Original paragraph: A few year ago, a professor and his wife were on the verge of seperating because they could't stop quarreling.

The Russians, he was instructed, were decayed, the French degenerate, the British on the verge of civil war.

East Germany was on the verge of bankruptcy and desperately negotiating with West Germany for a loan.

Eventually, when he was on the verge of starvation, Bacchus mercifully broke the spell he was under.

Physicists, in particular, have long believed themselves to be on the verge of explaining almost everything.

A day before Israel attacked, Turkish intermediaries felt they were on the verge of clinching a peace deal between Israel and Syria.

Only needs some grain of such particle to enter the lungs, then may cause people's life to be on the verge of death.

Quite a lot of species have become extinct or on the verge of extinction, which has led to the decrease of bio-diversity.

Several other publications have made the same comparison: AlterNet asked, "Are we on the verge of a repeat? "

A few more days, and the company will be on the verge of bankruptcy.

None of this means China is on the verge of running out of steam.

If you believe the speculation, Arsenal are on the verge of signing a couple of players and are about to release another.

America was on the verge of a technical default on its sovereign debt.

But even if that does not happen, the upheaval may have given a nudge to investors already on the verge of leaving emerging markets.

At this point it is so fragile, and on the verge of death.

Separately, the IMF said Germany was on the verge of a "domestic demand-led recovery following the downturn end-2011" .

Believe it or not, experts say we may even be on the verge of an epidemic of affluenza.

She was on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

The Democrats' dream that the country was on the verge of a 1960s-style liberal renaissance foundered in the mid-terms.

Many la A dream was on the verge of tears, but don't want big male worry, hence A person to go for A walk.

On the verge of following that path, something wonderful happened to him: a failing grade in high school science.

Syria is on the verge of civil war and the Arab League foolishly appears to have decided to egg it on.

It was also noted that the meaning of life is constantly challenged on the verge of death!

Many companies have stalled and even went on the verge of bankruptcy against the backdrop of the global economic downturn.

In its Asia and Pacific Regional Economic Outlook, the IMF concludes most emerging Asian economies are not on the verge of overheating.

It is also the only place in Asia with type 3 polio, a strain which is on the verge of elimination on the continent.

PANIC is palpable among legislators of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Japan is on the verge of an historic change of government.

But the world's biggest economy does not seem on the verge of a second recession.

Elizabeth was on the verge of graduating from junior high and the family had attended an awards ceremony that evening at her school.

"China is running the risk or is on the verge of overheating, " he said.

She started at 16, when Shimen Primary School was on the verge of closing due to a lack of teachers.

A century later, might scientists tinkering with another apparently inefficient process be on the verge of another unexpected breakthrough?

The country is already on the verge of overtaking the U. S. as the world's largest energy consumer, according to the state-run China Daily.

Tuesday's International Monetary Fund report is quite correct: America and Europe are on the verge of recession.

Did we call it, or did we call it? Facebook may be on the verge of striking a deal with China's largest search engine, Baidu.

On the verge of maturing into a leader, Kobe turned back into a one-man show.

Zoos are suitable habitats for some species which are on the verge of extinction due to environmental deterioration and hunting.

India's economic liberalization was kicked off by a financial crisis in 1991, when the nation was on the verge of defaulting on its debt.

Cristiano Lucarelli is seemingly on the verge of a Livorno exit after snubbing a crisis meeting with President Aldo Spinelli.

E. g. Charlie was on the verge of freakout after heard his gf had an affair with another man.

Highly rated attacker Cleo is on the verge of leaving Serbian powerhouse Partizan Belgrade for an adventure with Chinese outfit Guangzhou.

The only existing professional Baling Opera troupe today, is on the verge of extinction and in urgent need of protection.

Terry admitted the cup tie against Forest came too soon for him, but that he was on the verge of making his comeback.

I was on the verge of tears as I watched my mother embrace her best friend and exchange a couple of last heartfelt words.

Her hands were shaking. She was on the verge of tears but Paul didn't realize that.

And then, that television technique pluses context reconstruction is a powerful approach to record those ICHs on the verge of extinction.

The widow of a godly prophet was in grief, and her sons were on the verge of being sold into slavery.

Will villagers permit trucks laden with grain headed for port cities to proceed when they themselves may be on the verge of starvation?

Without these powers, Washington has had no choice but to bail out huge financial firms on the verge of collapse.

I had too much beef stew for dinner and was on the verge of throwing up.

But because we refused to back down, and kept fighting, we now stand on the verge of victory.

Sporting goods company Puma was on the verge of bankruptcy back in 1992.

"I think we're on the verge of something, " he said.

And three Balkan countries on the verge of admission this week (Croatia, Macedonia, and Albania) can help batten down that volatile region.

We are on the verge of the greatest exploration that the human race has ever known.

They are on the verge of signing a new contract for a further two years' work.

Kindly understand the criticality of the environment inside Pakistan and around Pakistan, Pakistan is on the verge of destabilization .

But to think that travel is on the verge of a resurgence in terms of cash being thrown into it is foolhardy.

A few more days- and the company will be on the verge of brokency.

Foxconn, the manufacturer whose clients include Apple, Dell, and HP, is on the verge of pulling out of China after a spate of suicides.

She was on the verge of speaking out the secret.

Hearing that the boss was going to fire her, she was on the verge of tears.

It was on the verge of defaulting on its international debt.

The authors also describe using their microscope to discover a "pre-cancer" cell, a cell that was on the verge of turning cancerous.

Despite these fears, it's worth remembering that China is clearly not on the verge of a 2008-style economic collapse.

She was on the verge of telling all the secret.

He was planning to suicide after he had killed her, but he only realised the preciousness of life on the verge of death.

Today, it is on the verge of a direct assault on Europe's economic powerhouse in its core industrial areas.

Finally, America is on the verge of a major step towards reducing its dangerous and long-term fiscal deficits.

Together they form a moving image something figurative yet on the verge of recognition.

I was on the verge of calling the doctor when he suddenly got better.

To tell you the truth, our firm is on the verge of bankruptcy.

The big problem is knowing where to draw the line between playful pranks and meanness on the verge of bullying, Fine said.

Its governor, Lee Seong-tae, warned: "We are on the verge of an emergency situation that may need more drastic policy. "

Don't - you are on the verge of an enormous breakthrough, so maintain your reputation as cool, calm, and collected.

Corporate profits are already on the verge of falling for a fifth straight quarter, according to Thomson Financial.

The Fatimid State in Egypt was on the verge of total disintegration in the period before Saladin's arrival.

Then come two European governments, France and Germany, who issue their debt in a currency that some think is on the verge of breaking up.

Once the envy of the world, these nations are now posing a threat to the world economy, being on the verge of enormous defaults.

But with faster hard drives and efficient compression techniques, full-motion video is on the verge of a new era.

Spiking global temperatures are wreaking havoc with the Greenland ice sheet. Some fear that the colossal sheet is on the verge of collapse.

How did a dysfunctional team on the verge of collapse become a bunch of happy, hugging dudes on the verge of history?

But they are not and, contrary to what one might believe, they are not on the verge of becoming so.

He assumes that his colleagues and clients are perpetually on the verge of attacking him, when in reality he's attacking himself.

"A community was on the verge of turning over land they'd lived on for generations, " Seymour notes.

And now, rumour has it, Chelsea hero Didier Drogba is on the verge of following his old team-mate to China for an even bigger sum.

Zhao observed that outings, which were once an activity that everyone looked forward to, are on the verge of disappearing.

Emerging Europe is on the verge of a fully fledged sovereign-debt, banking and currency crisis.

Wes Clark was livid. I didn't blame him, but I knew we weren't on the verge of World War III.

The US certainly isn't on the verge of recapturing its past industrial glory, nor can every business benefit by fleeing China.

All of a sudden, the Levi's logo in red competitors pushed in Chung on the verge of collapse.

The company is on the verge of bankruptcy and hundreds of jobs are at stake.

Carlton Cole believes he is on the verge of kick-starting his stuttering Chelsea career and vindicating Jose Mourinho's faith in him.

Don' interrupt me. I'm on the verge of a great discovery!

Spain were on the verge of a new world record for games unbeaten before losing 2-0 to the USA in Wednesday's Confederations Cup semi-final.

He also warned the market may be on the verge of overselling the dollar the same way it did the euro in June.

By now Haji was on the verge of senility, hard of hearing and suffering from arthritic joints.

Our Lakota language is an Endangered Language, on the verge of extinction.

The country is on the verge of bankruptcy and, even more important for those of Viking stock, its international reputation is in tatters .

Many of us feel that we ask ourselves these questions because we're on the verge of regressing back into the shadows of mediocracy.

Currently the ecosystem is on the verge of collapse, while the population of mankind is still increasing steadily and uncontrollably.

Next, natural resources will be on the verge of exhaustion providing that everyone wants to possess such products.

Michael Jackson was on the verge of making the most spectacular comeback in pop music history.

Many species are on the verge of extinction for being "accidentally" killed in modern fishing practices.

Even with the economy at stall speed and Europe on the verge of collapse, wishful thinking carries the day.

But what happens if the banks in a given country are on the verge of collapse?

But now perhaps we are at a most critical point on the verge of controlling nature and on the brink of destroying it.

She was on the verge of bursting into tears.

But neither inflation nor the estimated output gaps in Europe and the US in 2006-2007 suggested we were on the verge of economic meltdown.

An explorer on the verge of a great discovery.

They are always on trial , always on the verge of failure , collectively and individually .

Nevertheless, even he is dismissive of the idea that China is on the verge of a homegrown credit crisis.

It wouldn't even have to be a hybrid there are also hydrogen cell cars that are on the verge of coming out and even diesel cars.

There are rumors North Korea might be on the verge of another famine.

Q. Do you think Givenchy is on the verge of a breakthrough?

China was on the verge of a global PR disaster.

People often fail on the verge of success. If they are as prudent at the end as at the beginning, they will never fail.

But I put it to you: we are on the verge of victory.

However, with the powerful impact of modern civilization, the ancient folk music is on the verge of extinction embarrassment.

I believe we are on the verge of something special here and I am delighted to commit my future to this club.

When the body organ failure on the verge of death, can not detect the disease can only continue to check.

In some cases, investor-owned utilities were on the verge of bankruptcy, and taxpayers had to come to the rescue.

As developed countries strive for post-crisis growth, Africa is on the verge of an economic leap forward.

Belgium is on the verge of a world record: most time taken to form a government.

and the company will be on the verge of bankruptcy.

Turkey is now on the verge of achieving an investment-grade rating for the first time.

Traditional Chinese Medicine is on the verge of extinction as well as in the eve of breakthrough.

Palermo and Lazio are on the verge of agreeing to a goalkeeper swap deal.

He then retreated to the luxurious new building the Times Company built before the Internet put it on the verge of bankruptcy.

Traianos Dellas could be on the verge of the unthinkable by swapping Roma for city rivals Lazio.

China first allowed its tightly controlled currency to rise in 2005 when the Senate was on the verge of passing a similar measure.

My marriage has gone through much turbulence during this time and I have been on the verge of breaking down emotionally.

Now, how long you continue to teach the patient the benefits of walk and food when he is not following and he is on the verge of dying?

We could be on the verge of the first-ever big cat extinction since prehistoric times.

Her vehicle is now on the verge of being repossessed.

Belgium was on the verge of splitting in two.

The company has announced that it is on the verge of sealing the agreements for five developments in key gateway cities in China.

Since they dismissed the engagement rumor, they have been seen on the verge of breakup.

Yes, he was injured those seasons, but he always seemed on the verge of having a breakout year.

He is clearly on the verge of madness: he was so last night at least.

If we had done this I do not believe we would have been on the verge of war at the present time.

Giant pandas are black-and-white Chinese bears that are on the verge of extinction.

I HAD a rude awakening when I found myself on the verge of bankruptcy.

We're already the most disrespected team in the league, now we're on the verge of becoming the laughing stock too.

But that kind of thinking is a big reason we're now on the verge of a financial meltdown.

India is on the verge of economic takeoff and Islamic world is increasingly hostile toward the West.

The energetic enemy submerged in the water on the verge of the emergency .

India and Pakistan are gaining ground and are on the verge of completing eradication.

The latest sign of this is the announcement of social service disabilities payments are on the verge of insolvency.

Barnsley manager Simon Davey has revealed the Championship club are on the verge of landing Adam Hammill and O'Neil Thompson.

He terms the rebel's announcement a joke as they are on the verge of being totally defeated.

eg2: Don't interrupt me. I'm on the verge of a great discovery!

After decades of Chinese colonisation, they are on the verge of becoming a minority in their homeland.

Now it seems on the verge of setting up its own aid-giving body.

Julie seemed on the verge of tears and Rudolph looked concentrated and stubborn.

If you don't watch your budget carefully, you may be on the verge of deep debt.

ARE we on the verge of a new revolution in transport?

Sri Lanka's Tamil rebels, on the verge of total military defeat, have declared a cease-fire.

The experience was terrifying. Truthfully, I was on the verge of wetting my pants.

Animals on the verge of extinction can be rescued.

The grass was paler than she remembered, a wan and sickly green on the verge of going yellow.

She was on the verge of tears.

It starts to sound like China is on the verge of a financial collapse.