But you haven't done very well either way The world is in shambles.

If they don't pull up soon, their season will be in shambles.

When he and his family returned home this morning, they found the place in shambles.

By late last year, though, the dream seemed in shambles.

"This man's life is in shambles for doing something he didn't think was wrong."

The living room was in shambles, the glass coffee table on its side.

A major portion of the health care industry is in shambles.

For most of the season, the Giants' running game was in shambles.

The union president said he believed the prison system "is in shambles."

How many places will be in shambles by the time the Bush crew leaves office?

"When I arrived the physical plant was in shambles," he said.

South Africa's economy is in shambles from years of sanctions.

Barber's personal and professional life have been in shambles recently.

The militia was in shambles, he said, without arms or organization.

Instead, we are on the verge of a players' strike, which could leave the season in shambles.

It felt as though her life were in shambles but everything else seemed to be going along smoothly.

"And if the truth comes out, his career would be in shambles.

The peace mission was in shambles before it had begun.

"The next day I went back with another group, and it was in shambles.

A man didn7t walk into a house in shambles and proceed to turn off lights.

The factories were destroyed and the economy was in shambles.

But only a day before the opening on Friday, the exhibition itself was in shambles.

Though an effort had been made to clear the rubble, the rooms were in shambles.

Next season, 2003-4, is in shambles, some local organizers said.

Her supervisor opened the door moments later to find it in shambles.