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".
And finding the right people is a make or break mission for his company.
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Though widely predicted to be a make or break day for the two candidates, it was not.
If this characteristic is true, and assuming late 2011 as roughly the time when substantial momentum had begun, then the next three years is a make or break time for data science.
But for Carolyn Daniels, a professor at Babson College and a serial entrepreneur herself, there really are two make-or-break traits for those considering launching a startup.
Sanchez is headed into his fifth season with the Jets, likely a make-or-break year for him.
If that happens, the implementation of the program could pose a make-or-break test for the euro.
Popular opinion has positioned E3 2012 as a make-or-break proposition for the company.
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So his attempts to win over the Labour movement could prove a make-or-break time for his leadership.
"The Hague conference is a make-or-break opportunity for climate change treaties, " said Michael Zammit Cutajar, the convention's executive secretary.
President Obama has repeatedly called this a make-or-break moment for the middle class.
This is a make-or-break moment for our middle class, and folks who are aspiring to get into the middle class.
Indeed, the company's release of "Cut the Rope: Time Travel" reflects the fact that launches have become a make-or-break moments for apps.
This is a make-or-break moment for the middle class, and for all those who are fighting to get into the middle class.
Today, America faces a make-or-break moment for the middle class.
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President Obama, meanwhile, prepared for a rare Saturday Capitol Hill visit to twist Democratic arms on what is considered by some to be a make-or-break issue for his young administration.
Yesterday in his message to Congress, the President explained that we are in a make-or-break moment for the middle class, and for all those who are fighting to get there.
This is a make-or-break moment for America's middle class.
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At this pace, it seems to hard to believe that a global deal on emissions targets (reconciling new emitters with older ones) can be reached next December at a meeting in Copenhagen, seen as a make-or-break time for UN efforts to cool the world.
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Some Yao supporters think he should take a long break -- even for the whole season -- and make a comeback later.
Spain, by comparison to Germany, has only a two-week winter break, as does Italy, while England sits at the opposite end of the spectrum: Between the Premier League and the FA Cup, the holiday season is extremely congested, making it a traditional make-or-break-point for many campaigns.
The Budget contained two significant measures: new planning guidance to make it easier for operators to explore and a tax break to cushion start-up costs.
Either way, it's a guest workers program that will make or break the prospects for immigration reform.
He doubts whether enough new managers would be attracted to make up for the deadweight cost of giving a tax break to existing ones.
The combined shares of U.S. and European nations in each organization make it nearly impossible for a candidate from other nationalities to break the unwritten compact.
His critique consists of a few quibbles that might make for an interesting coffee break dispute among demographers, but in no way affect the basic facts that I reported.
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The federal government may ask questions about whether wireless carriers are impeding competition through various practices, such as locking up popular phones with exclusive deals that can make it tough for software developers to break through to a mass market.
Paint still in its original condition, for example, can make or break the value of a chair.
While you're thinking that over, check after the break for a clip from Thor that didn't make the theatrical cut.
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