without a collapse vs without collapse

Both of these are fine/correct, but they're used in different contexts. 'Without a collapse' is used when referring to a specific collapse that's being avoided, while 'without collapse' is used in a more general sense to indicate the absence of any collapse.

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without a collapse

This phrase is correct and is used when referring to a specific collapse that is being avoided.

This phrase is used when you want to emphasize the absence of a particular collapse that is being mentioned or implied.

Examples:

The building was constructed with extra support beams to ensure it stands without a collapse.
The economic policies were designed to prevent a collapse, and the country managed to survive without a collapse.

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Sep 1, 1994 ... ... a way for measuring noncommuting observables without a collapse, does not bear on the issue of the ``reality of the wave function,'' and ...
Jun 1, 2011 ... And without a collapse in manufacturing, recessions are difficult to imagine. Still, manufacturing did collapse. Yet, it's hard not to look ...
... cycles of strong ground deformation and earthquake swarms ending with a magnitude 5 collapse event plus one partial cycle without a collapse event.
... shows that even with a population of Non-Workers, the total population can still reach a sustainable equilibrium without a collapse. In scenario 5.2.2, ...
May 12, 2005 ... False alarms of rumbling without a collapse could cause unnecessary panic and evacuations, he adds. And it's not clear whether it would be ...
Sep 9, 2015 ... The hatching rate of blastocysts was not statistically different between those with or without a collapse (31.4 versus 28.7%, respectively).
Jun 29, 2020 ... ... by a gas without a collapse of the gel structure, thanks to the drying process used (supercritical CO 2 drying, freeze drying, etc.). (.

Alternatives:

without a breakdown
without a failure
without a disaster
without a catastrophe
without a calamity

without collapse

This phrase is correct and is used in a more general sense to indicate the absence of any collapse.

This phrase is used when you want to convey the idea of something not collapsing in a broad or general sense.

Examples:

The bridge was built to withstand earthquakes and remain standing without collapse.
The company managed to navigate the crisis without collapse, thanks to strategic planning.

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Course of avascular necrosis of femoral head without collapse of femoral head at first examination: minimum 8-year follow-up. Orthopedics.
Dec 24, 2020 ... Histories without collapse. Authors:Anthony Sudbery · Download PDF. Abstract: This paper is a comparison of two theories of the probability of a ...
Oct 13, 2010 ... fadeOut without collapse ... I have a list that I would like to fadeOut, but not have it collapse. The documentation says "Once the opacity ...
Quantum Zeno effect without collapse of the wave packet. Vera Frerichs and Axel Schenzle. Phys. Rev. A 44, 1962 – Published 1 August 1991.
We observed 82 cases in 76 patients with confirmed OVFs without collapse at the thoracolumbar junction. The following factors were measured: age, gender, ...
Steinberg et al, expanded the Ficat system by dividing Stage III lesions into femoral heads with and without collapse or hips with acetabular involvement.

Alternatives:

without falling apart
without crumbling
without giving way
without disintegrating
without breaking down

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