Example sentences of "[verb] or break the " 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 chairman you can make or break the meeting by rewarding the wrong kind of behaviour by participants . |
| 3 | On 16 April the House Budget Committee reported out a budget resolution that incorporated $15.8 billion in cuts — $20 billion less than the administration had requested — and the battle was now joined for the votes of those who could make or break the president 's programme , the Gypsy Moths and the Boll Weevils . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | They 've been open all hours … at Kingsholm this week … running on overtime getting ready for a game that could simply make or break the season … you know what they say about it never raining … it 's been pouring on Gloucester this season … defeat for the Cherry and Whites tomorrow would put them on the relegation trapdoor … |
| 6 | To misuse or break the rules of winking is to produce misunderstanding , puzzlement , complaint , or some other social reaction . |
| 7 | Law can prohibit or regulate activities : The citizen can obey or break the law . |