Example sentences of "[was/were] on [art] brink " in BNC.
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| 31 | He warned , however , that the perception abroad that Yugoslavia was on the brink of disintegration and civil war was inhibiting foreign investment in the country . |
| 32 | Poland was on the brink , it was only a matter of time before the heel of the jackboot smashed down . |
| 33 | The Belfast company had huge debts and was on the brink of collapse . |
| 34 | The prison service was on the brink of agency status and already showing willingness to change its management culture to compete with other organisations which wanted to run jails . |