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  • We believe that the path to a sustainable cocoa industry has three critical elements: break-through agricultural research focused on cocoa to discover new ways to make farms perform better; innovative technology transfer methods to allow farmers on the ground to benefit from these discoveries; and a comprehensive certification effort to reach as many farmers as possible as well as to set a high bar for what the industry considers "sustainable."

    Barry Parkin: The Next Generation of Cocoa Farmers Barry Parkin 2012

  • Samuelson's work was not only a continuation of the contributions by Hicks; it also represented a discontinuity, i.e., a break-through, in terms of analytical sophistication.

    The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1969-2006 2010

  • Tonight I described the very possible break-through we may have, thanks to the clue of the peach ice cream.

    Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011

  • When he finally smiled in his third month of captivity, and we knew a break-through had occurred.

    How To Find Yourself (or a reasonable facsimile) Vincent Eaton 2012

  • Roaming the city night and day, he acquired the raw materials for his break-through story The

    William Saroyan 2010

  • Every time it looks like same-sex marriage is about to have a huge break-through, especially in the state of New York, gays everywhere begin buzzing and secretly planning for their big day.

    Malcolm Harris: The Dilemma of Gay Marriage: And What to Wear? Malcolm Harris 2011

  • I recently participated in a break-through UNESCO trip to Auschwitz-Birkenau in early February this year, which for the first time brought together an important delegation of current and former world leaders and ambassadors from several Islamic countries.

    Don Kraus: Diplomacy in Action: the U.S., UNESCO and Civil Society Don Kraus 2011

  • At around 2 a.m., there's a break-through— "I figured out that if I played at double tempo, it worked!"

    The Maestro in the 'Batcave' Christina Binkley 2011

  • Every time it looks like same-sex marriage is about to have a huge break-through, especially in the state of New York, gays everywhere begin buzzing and secretly planning for their big day.

    Malcolm Harris: The Dilemma of Gay Marriage: And What to Wear? Malcolm Harris 2011

  • We believe that the path to a sustainable cocoa industry has three critical elements: break-through agricultural research focused on cocoa to discover new ways to make farms perform better; innovative technology transfer methods to allow farmers on the ground to benefit from these discoveries; and a comprehensive certification effort to reach as many farmers as possible as well as to set a high bar for what the industry considers "sustainable."

    Barry Parkin: The Next Generation of Cocoa Farmers Barry Parkin 2012

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