Example sentences of "[verb] or break [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Differential expansion with increasing temperature causes the compound rod to bend and make or break electrical contact . |
| 2 | But more importantly , they can make or break political careers . |
| 3 | What of scientists themselves — whose help can often make or break successful protests against serious abuses of science . |
| 4 | All this counts for nothing in the world of rugby and it will be his ability to scrum and compete with the best that will make or break this South African legend . |
| 5 | He argued at a Westminster press conference that in only 35 out of 403 local authority areas would any claimants gain or break even , despite Mrs Thatcher 's pledge in July 1987 that they would not be adversely affected . |
| 6 | If the only consideration were strength then we need to look no further than a light pit-prop , for there is no freshwater fish swimming that could bend or break one of those . |
| 7 | ‘ Mueller will have the power to make or break whole areas of Europe . |