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- noun Plural form of
breakthrough .
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Examples
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Near-term breakthroughs in communication could make business air travel "virtually" obsolete.
Bill Shireman: Change the Game: How a New Energy Alliance for Natural Gas and Digital Power Can Save the Environment and the Economy Bill Shireman 2011
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Senior State Department officials, however, said they didn't expect any major breakthroughs from the talks.
Mitchell in Israel; Netanyahu says 'no freeze' on construction 2010
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In his presentation at Fedtalks, Kemp emphasized the need to focus on the mission and how innovation that leads to breakthroughs is catalyzed at institutions.
Alexander Howard: Open Government Goes to the Theater at Fedtalks Alexander Howard 2010
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In his presentation at Fedtalks, Kemp emphasized the need to focus on the mission and how innovation that leads to breakthroughs is catalyzed at institutions.
Alexander Howard: Open Government Goes to the Theater at Fedtalks Alexander Howard 2010
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By carefully amalgamating myth with certain breakthroughs and future possibilities in the field of biotechnology and telecommunications as described in many sf stories we made attractive tableaux to lure the public and then to educate them about S&T principles and background.
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What bills did he sponsor; what committees did he lead; what political breakthroughs is he responsible for?
Lieberman: Obama not willing to 'stand up to the left wing' 2008
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"To get this industry going, you need some short-term breakthroughs, by which I mean the next five to seven years," says Martin Keller, a micro biologist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee and director of its new BioEnergy Science Center.
Cellulosic Ethanol: One Molecule Could Cure Our Addiction to Oil By Evan Ratliff 2007
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… [Greene's] excitement for science on the threshold of vital breakthroughs is supremely contagious.
The Fabric of the Cosmos: Summary and book reviews of The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene. 2004
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Although it appears unlikely to lead to any near-term breakthroughs, Obama's new Iran policy could undercut Iranian hawks who oppose better ties with the United States just as Iran prepares for presidential elections in June.
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I repeat, it is time for President Obama and Energy Secretary Chu to drastically scale back the federal hydrogen fuel cell vehicle program, to a small basic research program focused on long-term breakthroughs in hydrogen storage, fuel cells, and renewable hydrogen.
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