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downfall

downfall
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • wat in de vorm van regen, sneeuw of hagel uit de lucht valt
  • the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)

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downfall
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • vernietiging; ondergang; het verloren gaan
  • a sudden decline in strength or number or importance

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downfall
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

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    1. The downfall is inevitable.
    2. Drink brought about his downfall.
    3. His arrogance led to his downfall.
    4. His love for indigenous Mexican art became his downfall.
    5. When he was at the acme of his career, a scandal brought about his downfall.
    6. The Commission notes that a judgment of the commercial division of the Court of Cassation, in which that court states that it would be prepared to grant an action in damages against a dominant company the wrongful conduct of which led to the downfall of the subsidiary, and as a result, collective redundancies, is to the same effect as the Aspocomp case-law.
    7. Therefore, it is desirable that the simplified prospectus contain, in a concise form, an appropriate description of the outcomes sought for the investment, information on any third-party guarantees which protect investors, for example against a downfall or on a minimum level of increase of the value of their investment and information on index-tracking objectives.