Word: breakthroughs
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...This was a breakthrough race for me," Shevchik said. "I had been struggling with the backstroke all season but it was intersession, I felt relaxed and I was able to shave a couple of seconds off my time...
...representatives from 138 nations trying to come to an agreement on how to deal with the explosive issue of genetically modified foods, the words "breakthrough" and "important first step" have been as rare as 100 percent organic popcorn around the Monsanto break room. But there was Juan Mayr of Colombia, president of the United Nations conference on biosafety, breaking into tears as he announced early Saturday that after several years of contentious negotiations, an agreement had been reached. The protocol would allow countries to reject genetically modified foods without scientific evidence of harm, and it would require exporters to label...
...around Christmas at the outskirts of the capital--where the besieging forces have remained ever since, pulverizing the city but making little progress--Moscow put an optimistic gloss on the situation. Through the tame media, Putin declared that everything was proceeding according to plan. Russian forces have made a "breakthrough" in the campaign, reported Defense Minister Igor Sergeyev. The defenders of Grozny are disorganized and panicking, the Russian command announced...
...Kaufman's girlfriend, Lynne Margulies, in this winter's Academy Award contender, she has firmly broken with her counter-culture past and moved into the Martha Stewart world of model homemakers. Watching her nurse the ailing Kaufman makes visions of Florence Nightengale dance in one's head, a definite breakthrough for a woman who had been addicted to drugs for years...
Merill said Patterson and Wyant, who both were up against skilled players, had "breakthrough" victories...