But during this season, which has failed to turn up one bona fide breakaway hit, it seems harder than ever.
Feb. 23-Chechen nationalists plan to hold mass demonstrations in Grozny, capital of the breakaway republic.
McElroy has the breakaway speed that seems to have eluded Hearst since knee surgery during his rookie season.
On Friday night, he missed a breakaway dunk.
The revenue-neutral requirement was included in state law in 1992 by financially strapped counties worried that breakaway efforts would be money-driven.
The team s only work on the ground is in the relatively peaceful breakaway states of Somaliland and Puntland.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN►republic
· Feb. 23-Chechen nationalists plan to hold mass demonstrations in Grozny, capital of the breakaway republic.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY►breakaway group/party/movement
De Rossa said that his breakaway group would form a new democratic socialist party.
Members of a breakaway group who blocked traffic in University Square the same evening were forcibly dispersed by police.
Nor were there frustrated breakaway movements from a handful of top clubs.
Thus the breakaway group, organizing its own exhibition, was an obvious initiative.
breakaway group/party/movement a breakaway group etc is formed by people who have left another group because of a disagreement: a breakaway group of journalists Hundreds of miners joined the breakaway union. → break awayat break1
breakaway1adjectivebreakaway2noun
breakawaybreakaway2 noun [singular]Examples
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A beautiful social breakaway from the strict bouncer dominated norm of the suit and tie disco.
Available at a small charge and with special supervision given, the spa can provide you with a healthy breakaway in Amsterdam.
He missed his career high by one, giving away the chance when alone on a breakaway.
Messier took off on the breakaway with Jozef Stumpel chasing him and beat Ranford with a top-shelf backhander.
Ultimately, a valley breakaway could require a vote of the people.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN►group
· Members of a breakaway group who blocked traffic in University Square the same evening were forcibly dispersed by police.· De Rossa said that his breakaway group would form a new democratic socialist party.· Thus the breakaway group, organizing its own exhibition, was an obvious initiative.
1a situation in which some people leave a group or organization after a disagreement and start a new group or organizationbreakaway from He led a breakaway from the Communist Party.2a change from the usual or accepted way of doing somethingbreakaway from His work marks a breakaway from traditional building styles.