Example sentences of "would [verb] or break " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were well aware that large scale investment would make or break the company , but boldly followed their hearts and paid up . |
| 2 | As the moment approached for a key procedural vote that would make or break Reagan 's programme , Stockman received an agitated telephone call from Bill Thomas , a conservative Republican from California and an agent of the administration on Capitol Hill : This extended quotation provides a fascinating picture of the American pluralist system in operation while helping us to understand why the Reaganites were successful in fashioning the coalitions they required in the House of Representatives . |
| 3 | Improved morale would also make possible organizational advances outside parliament , all linked to the issue of Ulster , and with the sights fixed firmly on the next election , an election that would make or break the Union , the Empire and Law 's leadership of the party . |
| 4 | Herluin advanced upon the altar very slowly , as though these few paces , and the climbing of the three steps , must be utilized to the full for prayer , and passionate concentration on this single effort which would make or break for him a dear ambition . |
| 5 | Their toys would fade or break , their pets would die , and they themselves would grow up and get old and surely follow if they did n't knuckle under and live their lives in dread and apprehension of the Holy Spirit . |