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.
Thompson argued that there is money to be made in the stock ahead of the early 2013 launch of a make-or-break line of BlackBerry devices.
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 think they're going to make steady improvements, and with any luck they'll break even or make a little bit of money this year, " the Morningstar analyst Landry says.
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.
Paint still in its original condition, for example, can make or break the value of a chair.
"It was kind of a make it, break it point, " Stallings said.
The FDA has a deadline of May 15 to make a decision about Provenge, although it can break or extend such deadlines in some circumstances.
Make a stop beyond the break to see the rest of the list, but don't procrastinate because these deals will certainly go quickly.
One other very important difference that can make or break a trip: the company keeps tracks of the very best rangers and trackers at each lodge and requests them to be assigned to its guests.
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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.
And what we meant by it is that you need innovations you might never use but that you can drop into the market seemingly at will, you need multiple options to keep the market guessing and you need options to prevent the impression that RIM gives of being in a make or break moment.
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"The decision of what to make has never come from a point of 'gee, let's go break a taboo' - it comes simply from what I need to do with my life, what will make my life a rich and interesting journey, " he says.
The FDA has a legal deadline of May 15 to make a decision--although it is possible to break or extend it.
He doubts whether enough new managers would be attracted to make up for the deadweight cost of giving a tax break to existing ones.
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.
This lesson is worth recalling now, on the eve of a possibly make-or-break vice presidential debate between Republican Sarah Palin and her Democratic rival, Senator Joseph Biden.
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.
But does the fact of a bad law make it right to break it?
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He caught a break when the feds condemned his land to make it part of the Point Reyes National Seashore.
The fact that one deal, or an oil find, can make or break an independent gives the bosses of these firms a strong incentive to get things right.
Stephens did not make the best possible start as Williams went one set and a break of serve ahead, before the 19-year-old American dug deep to pull out an unlikely triumph.
If that happens, the implementation of the program could pose a make-or-break test for the euro.
All of these are lucrative gigs that can make or break a career in medical research.
Each is a powerful commentator whose opinions can make or break product launches, whose field of criticism is dominated in this country by activities in Northern California.
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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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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.
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.
Djokovic's mood did not improve when he could not capitalise on three gifts from his opponent at 2-2, failing to make a return with two break points at 15-40, and there was plenty of shrugging and looking to his coaches as the set progressed.
The "car-sized" rover, set to touchdown on August 5th of this year at 10:31PM PDT, is currently journeying towards the Red Planet on a suicide mission of sorts, with the success of its make it or break it EDL (enter, descent, landing) wracking the nerves of our Space Agency's greatest minds in advance.
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