Earth Abides, check, the downfall is a bit of a mystery.    From Wordnik.com.  [Is It Science Fiction: The Road by Cormac McCarthy] Reference

Yes, in fact his downfall is about halfway through I'd say.    From Wordnik.com.  [Has the Downfall of Mike Myers Truly Begun? « FirstShowing.net] Reference

I think my biggest downfall is taking too many risks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trio of Texas DBs set to rock NFL draft] Reference

Why peole blame Hillary for Obama's downfall is beyond me.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poll of polls: Obama losing ground] Reference

All this speculation about their downfall is idle chatter.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Rumsfeld: Too Incompetent For Bush to Fire] Reference

"I think my downfall is taking too many risks," Ross says.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ross heads trio of Texas DBs ready to storm NFL draft] Reference

It's downfall is its lack of description through-out the book.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reader reviews of Shanghai Girls by Lisa See.] Reference

Like all safety matches, their downfall is that they require the strip.    From Wordnik.com.  [Strike Anywhere: The Best Matches for Survival Situations] Reference

Brown's downfall comes from the worrying fact that he has been in charge since about 2001.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sources of Authority Ancient and Modern] Reference

Their only downfall is that they are hot nosed, but who wants to take game for miles anyway?.    From Wordnik.com.  [What's The Best All-Around Hunting Dog?] Reference

Mark Bowden talks about the strange life of Saddam Hussein and why his downfall is inevitable.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tales of the Tyrant] Reference

Lefties/Marxists, your downfall is coming next year when the sheeple who voted for Obama finally wake up.    From Wordnik.com.  [Republicans raising cash to counter-program ABC Obama special] Reference

Certainly, our national zeal for celebrity downfall is largely accounted for by the basest of human pleasures.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Tabloid Habit] Reference

Yet the book's downfall is how thoroughly it sacrifices character development to the rhythms of its engrossing plot.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox: Summary and book reviews of The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell.] Reference

Obama and Clinton both want to take from achievers and give to nonachievers and this results in downfall of economy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poll shows both Clinton and Obama beating McCain] Reference

Her downfall is that everytime she opens her mouth, she speaks volumes about herself and her ability without knowing it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Palin drills down in policy in high-profile speech] Reference

In the long run, the same thinking will lead to the long term downfall of the U.S. dollar as an international medium of exchange.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Johnson's refusal to blame Francis for his downfall is so steadfast that earlier this year he acted as a pallbearer at his coach's funeral.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ben Johnson: 'My revelations will shock the sporting world'] Reference

I rob you and I slaughter you, your downfall is my gain.    From Wordnik.com.  [kemo666 Diary Entry] Reference

UGA's Becca Barrow says her downfall was the 'Freshman 15.'.    From Wordnik.com.  [Metro News | ajc.com] Reference

Her downfall was his prize, she thought as she took his hand.    From Wordnik.com.  [At The Spaniard's Convenience]

The sequel of this hour of his downfall is the subject of the Aias of.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Seven Plays in English Verse] Reference

The liberum veto was the cause of Poland’s downfall is largely a myth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » 18th Century Polish Strategic Dilemmas] Reference

Both teams played hard and obviously, our downfall was the second period.    From Wordnik.com.  [National Hockey League - Blackhawks vs. Blue Jackets] Reference

The major factor in his downfall was the caution in his approach to matches.    From Wordnik.com.  [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference

My downfall is the internet, which takes away quite a bit of time for reading.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why don't people read?] Reference

It seems the downfall is a lack of communication and agreement among all parties.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fergus Falls Daily Journal] Reference

But both his success and his downfall were the result of his upbringing in the Daley-run Chicago Machine.    From Wordnik.com.  [NBC Chicago -] Reference

As for a tragic hero, I think they are moral people and their downfall is a slip or failure in their character.    From Wordnik.com.  [LearnHub Activities] Reference

Cameron hasn't yet grasped that his downfall will be the result of his having alienated his own English constituency.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister?] Reference

But what perhaps contributed more to his downfall was his constant watchfulness in maintaining and promoting the interests of.    From Wordnik.com.  [Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History] Reference

Some say the cause of my downfall was the parting of my consort, but to wed the German's daughter did grieve my heart full sore.    From Wordnik.com.  [Napoleon Bonaparte] Reference

His downfall is the other most likely outcome, and even if it occurs late in the conflict, it would be a blessing for Washington.    From Wordnik.com.  [Four Ways The War Could End] Reference

The downfall is that it cost more.    From Wordnik.com.  [What type of tippet should I use for steel head when I fly fish] Reference

My biggest downfall is jealousy and insecurity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Managing the Home] Reference

In other words, I am not yet prepared to get my hopes up with talk of her "downfall" just yet.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Bachmann Two-Step: Tells MSM One Thing, Wingnuts Another] Reference