On the baize, Ebdon can excite with his fine shot-making but exasperate by grinding out results - he took five minutes to make a break of 12 at the Crucible in 2005.
After such a disappointing first half, the Ospreys came charging out of the blocks, and it was Richard Fussell who make a break on the outside and offloaded to Owen to race in under the posts.
Johnson had a choice to stay with what was already there or make a clean break and go with something totally new in the way Geoff Cooke did with a young Will Carling.
Though the state's declining population lost two of its votes in the Electoral College -- it will only have 21 in the coming election -- Pennsylvania packs enough of a punch to make or break a presidential campaign.
The US president has gone to Kansas to make a big economic speech, saying this is a make or break moment for the American middle class and that the ongoing debate about tax is "the defining issue of our time".
Sadly, many people are just too dependent on them to make a clean break.
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So Mr Simitis needs to make a wrenching break with the past over Olympic.
When I spoke to Harris for my original post, he told me he planned to make a clean break with the past.
After two crushing defeats it is time to make a clean break.
If the yen can regain control and make a clean break below the previous support, the low of May 6 near 88.00 is the next major level of previous price support.
Mr Rodriguez Zapatero may have felt that he had to make a complete break with the remnants of the party which, in the 1990s, had become tarred with the brush of sleaze and cronyism.
Carl Levin, D-Michigan, the top Democrat on the Armed Services panel, stopped short of endorsing the proposal but said he would review any such plan that will help the nation "make a clean break" from the controversy.
Hon Hai relies heavily on a fairly small number of customers: In the tech industry, a single product line can make or break a company's fortunes and, in turn, the well-being of a supplier.
"I'm a big believer that food can make or break a flight, " he says.
As it showed in 2000, Florida is a swing state with the power to make or break a presidency.
With a twist of his wrist, the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic rendered decisions that influenced a nation of moviegoers and could sometimes make or break a film.
And finding the right people is a make or break mission for his company.
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These are the questions, experts say, that can make or break a weight loss plan.
Surprising as you might find this, I think Apple faces a Make or Break year too.
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All of these are lucrative gigs that can make or break a career in medical research.
For now just keep in mind that your delivery can make or break a presentation.
Though widely predicted to be a make or break day for the two candidates, it was not.
And on Wall Street, just like in these stores, presentation can make or break a sale.
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The auto industry is the largest pool of U.S. advertising dollars and often can make or break a marketplace.
If Carl Icahn can make or break a deal, so can they.
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Now, what remains is find common ground on all those little things that can make or break a new relationship.
Are there specific reasons women executives help make or break a startup?
Not even the high temperatures at noon make her take a break.
Continuous incremental failure does not make a more radical break inevitable.
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Wednesday's presentations are unlikely to make or break a candidate, our correspondent said, but at such a late stage of the bidding process they will be desperate to deliver a flawless performance.
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