How To Use Lapsed In A Sentence

He pulled himself up and stumbled to the bathroom, where he turned on the cold tap and collapsed at the bottom of the shower, barely awake.
As time went on, these cartoons got even worse and eventually collapsed with the folding of the company.
Indeed, so many of us now possess a handset that mobile phone sales have collapsed.
Frederick, a bisexual misanthrope in a childless, political marriage, was a lapsed Calvinist who held all religions in contempt.
Troops found the church with large holes blasted out of its cement walls and its tin roof collapsed.

His closest friends had no time for biblical Christianity, his church attendance lapsed, and his work became increasingly secular, including writing for the theatre.
The company collapsed last week, costing about 200 jobs and triggering a backlash from staff and suppliers. Times, Sunday Times
How would this family prove it was the insurance company's incompetence that led to the lapsed life policy and thus claim the assured amount?
One section of the factory's main exterior wall had already collapsed, leaving a pile of smouldering rubble. Times, Sunday Times
Now it looks like some of these banks may have been technically insolvent for quite some time before they actually collapsed. Times, Sunday Times
New products and production processes are transferred to the developing countries only after a substantial amount of time has lapsed.
And then, after all the bullshit, when he could prevaricate, elocute, circumlocute, and evade no more, he collapsed like a paper bag emptied of air. Stanton Peele: Public Figures Behaving Badly: Charlie Rangel, George Pataki, Sarah Palin
Her expression collapsed into one of forlorn reminiscence before she continued on in her stranger’s voice. Flowers in the Attic
The financial system collapsed under a cascade of bad debts. Times, Sunday Times
Enough time had now elapsed since our last newly afflicted patient to conclude that the epidemic was over. THE LAST OF THE GENTLEMEN ADVENTURERS: Coming of Age in the Arctic
In assessing chest pain we also consider lung problems, including collapsed lung, infections and pleurisy, which is an inflammation around the lung. Theithacajournal.com -
An AIM-listed mobile phone software company reeling from an alleged financial scandal has collapsed into administration. Times, Sunday Times
Several months elapsed before his case was brought to trial.
A man had collapsed in Victoria Place in the town and was unconscious.
The longer the time elapsed, the less likely that the informant has retained freshness of recollection or can offer new information.
At a glance, the house seems relatively liveable, but on closer inspection, the structure is tilted to one side and the floor has completely collapsed.
And the third, a lapsed neopagan, revived her religious practice online and was the only one of the three who stayed there.
The financial system collapsed under a cascade of bad debts. Times, Sunday Times
His sporting empire collapsed and Chesterfield were docked nine league points for financial irregularities.
Only one paragraph before he tells us this, he claims that Orwell had lapsed from socialism into an apolitical brand of liberalism.
But witnesses said a section of the theatre then collapsed, crashing on to people below. The Sun
With 16 minutes left the Bruins lapsed into their passive mode, and the momentum turned.
Her family thought she had gone to college and died when the building collapsed in the quake. The Sun
Mr Morgan crumpled to the ground with a fractured rib, collapsed lung and bruising.
I collapsed in laughter and began tickling him in earnest.
Looking at the time elapsed, it is at least 30 hours. Times, Sunday Times
The puffed rice said shy: An artillery collapsed start others, did not know others.
All the floorboards, bannisters and doors were missing, the electricity, gas and water pipes were all gone, the ceilings had collapsed and there were two gaping holes in the roof. Life in a Victorian terrace
But Darwin, happily insomnious with his vision of South America rising on swelling magma, thought this notion of collapsed lakes small thinking. Wired Top Stories
Of course, once they tried to get things out, the roof had collapsed in, covering everything in sooty ashes.
I saw a report on CNN where a woman was rescued from being trapped in collapsed roof and wall debris for two days and what struck me was her odd calm as she was carried prone from a certain, crushing death — as well as her matter-of-fact confidence in a God that Robertson says her people forsook ... Archive 2010-02-01
His playing career was curtailed after he injured his neck when a scrum collapsed in 1980 but that did not end his involvement with rugby. Times, Sunday Times
The alliance of South and West - Georgia planters and Illinois sodbusters - that had dominated American politics since Jefferson's day splintered, then collapsed.
As a result, I started to find it easier to speak about spiritual issues with Catholics (lapsed Catholics, mostly).
After all, every previous alliance, coalition, entente, empire, community, or monetary union of European states has collapsed sooner or later.
With more than 3,600 Filipinos riding out the typhoon in sturdy school buildings, town halls, churches and relatives 'homes, roads in and out of coastal Isabela province were deserted and blocked by collapsed trees and power lines. Super Typhoon Strikes The Philippines
Caught under by the breeze, the awnings of the fore-deck bellied upwards and collapsed slowly, and above their heavy flapping the gray stuff of Captain Whalley's roomy coat fluttered incessantly around his arms and trunk.
Many buildings collapsed under the weight of rain-soaked ash and mud.
Two of the 11 patients relapsed on valproic acid.
Inside its marble staircase had completely collapsed. Times, Sunday Times
Not many days afterwards she began to lose consciousness and lapsed into meaningless, rambling speech. Times, Sunday Times
Jake collapsed into a heap in the grass under the willow and started bawling, grabbing a few tufts of crinkly brown grass and tearing them out by the roots.
Had such been the case a century might have elapsed before the reproach of convictism had been removed from this hemisphere. A Source Book of Australian History
The British No1 suffers with liver problems, which held her back in the early years of her career, and has been troubled by injuries, requiring a back operation due to a prolapsed disc and sciatic pain in 2006. Elena Baltacha considers bowing out after 2012 Olympic Games
In early September, after a binge drinking session, he collapsed in the street and was rushed by ambulance to York Hospital where he was treated and discharged.
But then I needed their attentiveness, as I was collapsed and semi-conscious at the top of a frozen wasteland, the nearest settlement being miles down the mountain.
The roof support structure had collapsed and the entire weight was bearing down on the ceiling.
Bill collapsed during filming in Yorkshire Television studios in June.
The dog can be given more time if preferred, but under no circumstances should anything else be attempted before those five minutes have elapsed. THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend
The usual few months elapsed before he received the standard rejection letter. Times, Sunday Times
We collapsed in fits, the tutor had overheard and was almost wetting herself, and the 5 others were demanding to know what we'd said.
Statistics from the afternoon game are just a snapshot of the Mets' 1991 season, when both the left-handed hurler and his team, the one he had cheered for as a boy, collapsed. Clout for the Cyclones
An office boy larking around in an unlit storage room almost lost his life when ‘grossly overloaded’ shelving collapsed on him.
I was not prepared for the boarded up windows, the collapsed roofs, the empty sidewalks.
When the title lapsed the old Countess, who was the only member of the family left, simply sold up everything, lock, stock and barrel. Sweet Danger
In the nortriptyline-lithium group, only one patient relapsed after five weeks of medication.
The speed with which his confidence has collapsed betrays the pressure under which he puts himself. Times, Sunday Times
On the other hand since the system of the patronage of the arts had collapsed and foreign rulers were not interested in taking over the responsibility, the role of the princely states became crucial.
I gave the poles a slight wobble and whole tent collapsed.
Onyx also has initiated a Phase III trial, known as ASPIRE, to study carfilzomib in combination with Revlimid and a low dose of dexamethasone, which is used to counteract some chemotherapy side effects, in patients with relapsed multiple myeloma. San Antonio Business News - Local San Antonio News | The San Antonio Business Journal
Bush is apparently "well qualified" considering the state he left the US in after an unpaid for Iraq-war-4-oil and a collapsed economy!!!! kudos to GW Bush for ruining the USA!!! rumrunner Bush on Obama: 'This guy has no clue'
The building collapsed as an indirect result of the heavy rain and storms.
A neighboring church has also apparently collapsed, and repairable damage to surrounding buildings is extensive, including damage to One Liberty Plaza across Church Street to the east.
In the event, the agreement lapsed and no vehicles were constructed.
After the earthquake many roads were obstructed by collapsed buildings.
Barely 15 minutes had elapsed. The Sun
When the housing bubble collapsed, Americans suffered hugely from the devaluation of their main assets, their homes, while the bankers filled their pockets and passed on the mortgages in the form of national debts to foreign banks. Dr. Behzad Mohit: The U.S. Tea Party and General Strikes in Europe -- The Outrage of the Middle Class
Wearing breathing apparatus they were a few feet into the building when overhead piping collapsed, trapping them.
But as I was coming in to land, I went through some turbulence and, as I tried to brake, one side of the canopy collapsed and I went cartwheeling out of control.
Then he lapsed into video speak and said, `Alcohol appears to stimulate, but is in fact a depressant. SUMMER OF SECRETS
More than 10 years have now elapsed since the original scheme was first projected. Times, Sunday Times
Unfortunately, the headhunter forgot to inform the candidate, so the meeting between the candidate and the client collapsed in misunderstanding.
Just six minutes of the second period had elapsed before Wednesday added a third. Times, Sunday Times
He tried to speak English all the day,but gradually he lapsed into his native tongue.
It would indeed be absurd to require them to determine conditions for a lapsed permission.
But the dad of three complained of feeling unwell soon afterwards and suddenly collapsed. The Sun
John collapsed and died of a brain haemorrhage in the kitchen of the house in Southampton after a night out with friends.
Their black and white poster-size prints use video projections as light sources, providing time-elapsed post-exposures of the images.
Another neighbour said he had heard that the woman had collapsed and fallen down stairs.
Whole hillsides lay collapsed because plant machinery cannot get close. The Sun
Dissident theatre which relied solely on its political dissidence quickly became redundant, and many theatres collapsed. Times, Sunday Times
Maybe I busted my lip open last night when I collapsed on the floor.
The four kingdoms soon relapsed into paganism, and initially only Kent was reconverted.
She dragged herself into the lounge room and collapsed longways onto the sofa.
Six and a half years ago, my mother collapsed and was taken into hospital.
Then, in a minute, the Station relapsed into stupor as the stoker of the Cattle Train, the last to depart, went gliding out of it, wiping the long nose of his oil-can with a dirty pocket-handkerchief. The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices
Output of manufacturing industry has collapsed. Times, Sunday Times
Five firemen narrowly escaped death when a staircase collapsed beneath their feet.
New products and production processes are transferred to the developing countries only after a substantial amount of time has lapsed.
The accident left him with limited movement on his right side and he suffered a broken rib cage and collarbone and collapsed lungs.
After a scrappy start, both teams settled down with York producing a series of incisive moves, all of which collapsed either at the whistle of the referee or their own indiscretions.
Swansea were the better side for the first half-hour or so - but after that they collapsed. The Sun
She had had three experiences in which she had collapsed in a "drunken" stupor while driving her car. An Alternative Approach to Allergies
It was like he had never left all those years ago and they lapsed back into the unforgotten roles of teacher and student.
Last year, three years after Sarah died, the marriage finally collapsed.
The effort collapsed both in constitutional theory and in practice.
He peeked in, saw her collapsed and ran nextdoor for a spare key. The Sun
In China, feudalism, as a social system, collapsed nearly a century ago when the country became a republic in 1911.
The effectiveness of this compactional pump diminished over time as void space in the peat gradually collapsed.
Inevitably, after a couple of pints my carefully planned schedule of return train connections had collapsed, leaving me stranded alone at Reading in a frozen waiting room at four in the morning.
Olga Knipper-Chekhova reeled back in shock and collapsed behind the curtain in confusion and terror.
She collapsed to the ground and a lifeguard and other people rushed to help. The Sun
On the afternoon following the colonel's visit to Mink Run, old Peter, when he came for Phil, was obliged to stay long enough to see the antics of the mechanical mule; and had not that artificial animal suddenly refused to kick, and lapsed into a characteristic balkiness for which there was no apparent remedy, it might have proved difficult to get Phil away. The Colonel's Dream
The regime finally collapsed after 25 years of misrule.
But Abason had dealt him a mortal blow, for he didn't stand on his feet long and instead collapsed over onto the floor once again.
In the synods held under St. Cyprian, to deal with the lapsed, and in the synod of 256, which considered the question of re-baptism, there were present not only the bishops, but many priests and deacons, and even a very large representation of the laity. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize
My ankles often collapsed underneath me, leaving me with grazed hands and ankles and a red face.
Our allotted hour has long since elapsed, but she is in no hurry to go. Times, Sunday Times
Talks to avert the strike collapsed at the weekend. Times, Sunday Times
Within four months the fledgling business collapsed. Times, Sunday Times
Nearly two hundred years had elapsed since the death of the orphan of the Temple. THE LOST KING OF FRANCE: Revolution, Revenge and the Search for Louis XVII
She lapsed into inertia and lay there as if asleep.
They lapsed into a familiar, comfortable lull.
(02 / 19 / 2008) Careful design of protected areas to safeguard key "refugia" and allow for migration can increase the resilience of Amazon biodiversity to climate change, report researchers writing in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. Tuna may go the way of cod: a collapsed fishery Mongabay.com News
The fabric was sodden, but the bleeding had ceased, perhaps the vein had collapsed.
The ring physician examines Harry Campbell after he collapsed in his corner following a decision loss to Al Medrano.
Pocklington were unlucky not to extend their lead when their forwards produced a high-speed, 60-yard rolling maul which the home pack collapsed in sight of the try line.
He was also, of course, heavily implicated in the brutally murderous system of forced labour without which the entire German war economy would have collapsed.
Without what little and lukewarm intervention we have had, the economy could have collapsed utterly. The Times Literary Supplement
However, when light therapy was discontinued, patients quickly relapsed, whereas patients on tryptophan had a slower relapse rate.
So, the case has completely collapsed, and Kay is left with nothing but vague and unproved insinuations even in the small matters to which he continues to cling for whatever odd reason.
After a pleasant journey we arrived safely - yet it was far from our anticipations and the mood of contentment lapsed.
Like countless others, I am aghast and incredulous at the fact that the postal service to my house has all but collapsed.
A very few minutes elapsed before I was in his presence. DISRAELI: A Personal History
But then the wheels came off the England chariot as they collapsed in spectacular fashion after a catalogue of errors. The Sun
The webspace lapsed and, for over a year, I've given it little or no thought.
She suffered a fractured skull and collapsed lung, and was in a coma for two months. The Sun
Carl said nothing and Thomas, apparently exhausted from the effort of speaking lapsed into silence for a long time.
With a satisfied little churr, the baby collapsed on Leryn's feet, staring adoringly up at him. And Other Tales Of Valdemar
The role of the publisher could change markedly and perhaps be collapsed into that of the writers and their business managers and agents.
The window cleaner collapsed as he tried to reach his oxygen tank and switch off the supply. The Sun
Roads were blocked for days in some places and telegraph lines collapsed under the weight of snow. Times, Sunday Times
There was some fatal flaw in his makeup, and as time went on he lapsed into long silences or became off-hand.
The pilot quickly emptied it and Beck collapsed onto the deck of the mini-sub.
The structure suddenly collapsed, sending lecturer and papers sprawling.
Originally standing higher than the rest of the superstructure, this has now collapsed into the fuel bunkers below.
His bike hit the pillar at one side of the entrance to the driveway and the pillar just collapsed on him.
At 10.29 am, when the second tower collapsed, bells chimed and fog-horns of boats on the nearby Hudson River sounded.
In fact, the premier had already lapsed into a coma, was being kept alive on an artificial respirator and was fighting for his life.
It looked like an explosive demolition charge had collapsed the rock. Broken Lives
She calls herself a lapsed Catholic.
It was then that, owing to the pressure of numbers, the stone balustrade skirting the wall of the hotel collapsed onto the pavement.
Just 27 seconds had elapsed. Times, Sunday Times
The clay body is held together firmly by the collapsed molecules of aluminum dioxide and silicon oxide, which intermesh like a basket weave.
The post 1966 government achieved initial economic success and then collapsed in an explosion of social protest.
They have relapsed back into their old ways, the revival already forgotten.
But in a town that is three-quarters empty still, social services have all but collapsed and deep scars of mistrust remain etched on the people. Times, Sunday Times
The weight of snow collapsed the roof.
The one room building was lop-sided now, and a portion of the roof had collapsed in on itself, causing the steeple to lean and crumble.
Amid the truckloads of rubble being hauled away is forensic evidence about how and why the buildings collapsed.
We collapsed with gleeful guffaws thinking it was our secret discovery and no way would our teacher know what we were on about.
Now he is painting from his bottom bunk at an Athens shelter for the homeless after his business collapsed because of the economic crisis. Times, Sunday Times
But neighbors say she had gone through drug rehabilitation before and had relapsed in recent weeks.
The faecal casts retained their original coiled form on the sediment surface for several days but then gradually collapsed into a featureless mound on the sediment surface.
There are deep gashes in the roads; some are still blocked by landslides and a major road tunnel to the town has collapsed.
According to local residents, said about 6:30 that evening, in the Helwan district provincial grid Elohim the club close to a wall of multi-storey residential building collapsed, causing casualties.
The assignment must be completed within an overall elapsed time of one week.
Until 1900 years have elapsed the 19th century of years cannot end. Times, Sunday Times
Hardly had a century and a half elapsed before the sturdy colonists, who did not claim freedom but determined to keep it, formally revolted and fought their way to absolute independence -- not, by the by, a feat whereof to be overproud when a whole country rose unanimously against a handful of troops. Arabian nights. English
And at one point on the set she and another actress collapsed in fits of laughter because Walters was unable to glare angrily.
The central portion of the bridge collapsed.
He collapsed to the floor and Cain stood there; frozen in fear at what was happening next.
On several occasions it was quite plain that he had lapsed into his Porky Pig routine as he normally does when the heat is on or he has been caught out lying to the people again.
The company collapsed before the end of the decade. Times, Sunday Times
The show ended in disaster when the tent collapsed.
He received a letter today from his insurance company about his lapsed household insurance.
He collapsed in the street and died on the way to hospital.
She collapsed on the couch, and picked the phone receiver up again.
The laughter behind me faded, then ceased altogether, and I collapsed to the ground, my breath slowly returning to its natural rhythm.
Mayan civilization had collapsed by the sixteenth century, when Spanish expeditions reached the area.
An open invitation has been issued to Catholics of all ages, both practising and lapsed, to take part in the consultation forum in the Woodland's Hotel next Wednesday night, March 10.
To restructure the Soviet economy before it collapsed, Gorbachev announced an agenda of rapid reform, based upon what he called perestroika (restructuring) and glasnost WN.com - Articles related to Iran's June inflation rate falls to 9.4%
In the following decade inflation soared, the currency collapsed and the country had mass unemployment. Times, Sunday Times
At the end of the race his legs gave out and he collapsed on the ground.
He collapsed under the full impact of the blow.
A six-storey building that collapsed and killed 115 people during last year's New Zealand earthquake did not meet construction standards, according to a government report released on Thursday. Christchurch building which collapsed in quake was substandard
So, a new house will need a thorough inspection before two years have elapsed and a structural survey before ten years.
Now his new album is a decade late, and his tour has collapsed amid riots and no-shows.
More than 40 people were killed and nearly 2,000 injured as buildings collapsed and huge fissures opened up across the island. Times, Sunday Times
The social welfare systems that might have helped them have collapsed in the country 's economic meltdown. Times, Sunday Times
But when prices collapsed in the mid-1970s there was little left but neglected farms and a once promising agricultural sector.
Somebody who has collapsed as a result of a cardiac arrest needs immediate attention.
After the earthquake many roads were obstructed by collapsed buildings.
The squad was disbanded in June after trials collapsed amid allegations that officers fabricated evidence.
The Assyrian colossus which bestrid the west Asiatic world has failed and collapsed, and the Medes and the Chaldaeans -- these two clouds no bigger than a man's hand which had lain on Assyria's horizon -- fill her seat and her room. The Ancient East
A wall was blown out and part of the upper floor collapsed. Times, Sunday Times
Spectators of a car race in Brazil on Sunday were t aken off guard when the bleacher they were sitting in collapsed. Brazil Bleacher Collapse VIDEO: More Than 100 Hurt In Parana
An unnamed man collapsed and died while he was walking near Dundonald.
Rod McCallum collapsed with a rare allergic reaction.
Whether it made contact or not, Cuthbertson collapsed, apparently poleaxed.
I walked because I loved it; then I lapsed into hopping the train to save 15 minutes.
The firm, which built a lavish headquarters in Ocala, Fla., outlasted much larger rivals to become the 12th largest mortgage lender when it collapsed in 2009, according to Inside Mortgage Finance. Rare Conviction Highlights Hurdles for Prosecutors
The 22-year-old insurance broker collapsed, struggled to speak and was paralysed down his right side when he had a stroke moments after stepping out of the bathroom. The Sun
Although many of the great minds of nineteenth-century anglophone culture had been fascinated by the French Revolution and Napoleon, interest lapsed during the first half of the twentieth century.
As he was leaving the courtroom he collapsed.

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