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Lloyd's was one of the great institutions in the City but it had fallen on hard times.

In past years Mr Jones, although a hard master, had been a capable farmer, but of late he had fallen on evil days.

He had fallen on his feet in Buenos Ayres , he said , and had come over to the old country just for a holiday .

She said she collected 50 signatures on a petition sent to officials, but that it had fallen on deaf ears.

She had accidentally knocked herself out in the garage when one of the hanging shovels had fallen on her head.

Now, even if I hurry to that city, it is no use already. Even the petals fallen on the ground have been blown away. It is really depressing.

If you see your brother's donkey or his ox fallen on the road, do not ignore it. Help him get it to its feet.

The trees in the mountains are beginning to turn golden and skiffs of snow have already fallen on the high peaks.

My former boss told me he had learned a lesson: he should have called out for help, but only after announcing that he had fallen on his own.

Jesus did not please himself; as it is written, ' The insults of those who insulted you, have fallen on me.

When Judah came to the watchtower of the desert and looked toward the throng, they saw only corpses fallen on the ground, with no survivors.

He looked this way and that way, and he saw poor Mr. Wolf. A great stone had fallen on Mr. Wolf's back, and he could not get up.

A good deal of these losses will have fallen on the very wealthy, who can cope.

The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

Apart from a few isolated editorials, though, the criticisms have largely fallen on deaf ears in the German media.

And the rose also withered, all her petals fallen on the ground, some covering the body of the hedgehog.

The villagers would have fallen on each other, fighting, but they were so desperate to see the wicker lady, they just stood there, to wait.

The house had fallen on their father, killing him, and their mother had been missing since the earthquake.

But if their estimates are off, by only five minutes or so, fiery pieces could have fallen on parts of northwestern North America.

TI went on a shopping spree during the recession, snapping up chip factories from manufacturers that had fallen on hard times.

It seems like every time you turn around, the media spotlight has fallen on another example of same-sex liaisons in the animal kingdom.

Up to 20 inches has fallen on some places around the nation's capital.

We are very sorry to hear that the famous poet has fallen on dark days.

The curtain has fallen on her long and distinguished career, ie Her career has ended.

It's no secret that some of the biggest industries in the U. S. have fallen on hard times.

Perhaps you've noticed that business has slowed down around your office, which could be a sign that your company has fallen on tough times.

But the new approach he promised has not materialised. His calls for a gentler touch have fallen on deaf ears.

Nevada once had one of the lowest unemployment rates in the United States at 3. 8 percent but has since fallen on difficult times.

The companies have fallen on hard times since the economic downturn, exacerbated by over-expansion.

The president of the French republic raised a mountain, and it has fallen on his toes.

So far, Athens' pleas for easier bailout terms have fallen on deaf ears in Europe.

She would feel heartbroken if she knew that her advice to you had fallen on deaf ears.

She would feel heart-broken if she knew that her advice to you had fallen on deaf ears.

That book has fallen on the floor. Please pick it up for me.

The face may have fallen on one side, the person may not be able to smile, or their mouth or eye may have drooped.

The curtain has fallen on her long and distinguished career.

Since the last American troops departed Fulda in 1994, her cafe had fallen on hard times.

The spotlight has now fallen on China, which has one of the biggest nuclear-power-plant building plans in the world.

Pioglitazone clearly has fallen on the side of cardiovascular benefits or very close.

The night was dark and starlit ; the road looked black in the white snow that had fallen on the day of the battle.

Darkness has fallen on Cambridge, England, and on a damp and chilly evening King's Parade is filled with students and faculty.

Large SUVs and minivans have fallen on the hardest of times in the industry's late downturn, and casualties of the recession mount daily.

I'm sorry to hear that you have fallen on hard times ; what can I do to help?

Perha you've noticed that busine has slowed down around your office, which could be a sign that your company has fallen on tough times.

They may have informed you of the terrible calamities that have fallen on our family.

The statement also said that recent rain in Beijing and Tianjin meant radioactive substances could have fallen on vegetables.

Over the past two weeks, a rare spotlight has fallen on Chinese leaders attending the annual session of the legislature.

For whatever reasons, be they biological, evolutional, or societal, the onus of human parenthood has traditionally fallen on the mother.

There I found my mom fallen on the cold ground . I did not shed a single tear.

He is an old, timid, beaten-down aristocrat who has fallen on hard times.

Between a quarter and half of the water molecules that fall in the western Amazon have previously fallen on the rainforest.

Suspicions have fallen on the Somali militant group, al-Shabab, which is active in areas of Somalia close to the Kenyan border.

most of the seeds have "fallen on good ground and brought forth fruit, some a hundred-fold, some sixty-fold, some thirty-fold. "

But after expanding exuberantly in the last decade, Harley has fallen on hard times.

Suspicion has fallen on Chinese companies, even though Beijing has vigorously protested its innocence.

With an election due by mid-2010, the focus has fallen on where any future government would aim spending cuts and tax rises.

Few countries supported such aggressive acts and therefore the military burden had fallen on the aggressor alone.

You'd fallen on your fanny a few moments before.

The former (whose name comes from the brands Lucky and Goldstar) is a South Korean electronics firm fallen on hard times.

For this kind of consumer health products have fallen on deaf ears and indifferent.

All Rudolph's tactful intimations about keeping a single modest style for the center had fallen on deaf ears.

Therefore, at this time tomorrow I will send the worst hailstorm that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded till now.

Her cap had fallen on her knees.

Vasco, who once beat Manchester United en route to the final of the Club World Cup in 2000, have fallen on hard times since.

he had fallen on his knees in inarticulate prayer , weeping.

When we walk in his garden by taking time, we always discover small charming scenes as these petals of roses fallen on asters .

Once a prosperous town that was regarded a linchpin of Hungarian industry, Oroszlany has fallen on hard times.

Retired construction workers fallen on hard times, they sleep in cages with mesh walls and ceilings too low for them to stand up.

It may be the queen of all fallen on deaf ears, but wasted no time in sitting sewing shirts.

She is very sorry to hear that her former boyfriend has fallen on dark days.

Next time your power is cut off because a tree has fallen on the cable, remember that.

In the Arab world, tyrants have fallen on the region's political awakening.

The oak tree has fallen on the goat . When Bee sees what has happened , she says oa !

It's not known who sent them, but suspicion has fallen on Greek far left-wing groups.

The Gurubashi have fallen on hard times. I live, and Mandokir has returned. . . but the rest of us are gone.

And I'd never fallen on it, never.

They'll see the names of the fallen on bridges and statues, at gardens and schools.

This would be the first time sales have fallen on a monthly basis since 2005.

The natural beauty remains, but the man-made amenities have fallen on hard times.

Naturally enough, such calls have fallen on deaf ears.

By the time Mr Lau came of age, however, the family business had fallen on hard times and the duck plant was going bankrupt.

The apples fallen on the ground will soon become rotten.

In recent years, cinemas have fallen on lean times.

Theaters have fallen on lean times these years.

This is a characteristic that unfortunately has fallen on the wayside in most American circles.

Heavy rains have fallen on Ankang Permanent Way Depot for 7 straight days.

Vienna had already fallen on April 13.

The bankers' pleas have not fallen on deaf ears.

Snow has fallen on the mountains all night.

There are many who are struggling or have fallen on hard times and need our assistance.

This country has fallen on lean times.

but universities have fallen on hard times and so , too , have their reputations.

It is not the first time suspicion has fallen on a Good Samaritan in China.

Wilted red flowers had fallen on the cane chairs. "I like to sit there and watch birds, " he said, pointing.

A new task has fallen on us.

He has fallen on hard times.

Nearly three-quarters have fallen on their first day of trading, compared with just 42 per cent last year, according to local media.

Love is all around I know some have fallen on stony ground

She should have fallen on her stance

a tree with branches but no trunk looks more like a bundle of twigs fallen on the floor

Heaven please i have fallen on my knees and out of your arms take me back i am good now

The leaves which have fallen on the ground

A cloud has fallen on our shore

When they had fallen on the earth

I have fallen on my knees