However, the state itself fell on hard times several years ago, in part because of a steep recession.

Without the pressure on it from the outside the Israeli state would have fallen to pieces.

Every legal state falls somewhere on or inside a sphere.

The reason is that in time the states themselves may decide to let legal immigrants fall through the net.

However, the states of some matter do not fall conveniently into these categories.

Despite some progress, the states have consistently fallen far short of that goal.

Once Missouri goes, the other states will fall like dominoes.

He said that the new plan might mean the state would fall short of the $76 million in anticipated savings the coming fiscal year.

The state finally fell to the Mongol invasion of the 1230s.

The Moorish state fell into civil conflict in the 750s.