major breakthrough
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmajorandbreakthrough
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major
adjective
uk/ˈmeɪ.dʒər/us/ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the ...
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breakthrough
noun[C]
uk/ˈbreɪk.θruː/us/ˈbreɪk.θruː/
an important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to ...
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(Definition ofmajorandbreakthroughfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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But it is true that the identitymajorbreakthrough.
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It is not likely to face amajorbreakthroughin the market soon.
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This eventually led to amajorbreakthrough, but only after several detours and much mental strain.
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This is amajorbreakthrough.
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We need amajorbreakthrough.
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When first applied to music, the concept of hierarchy must have been experienced as amajorbreakthroughsolving many problems.
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This expansion represents amajorbreakthroughin the struggle to reduce the transaction costs associated with inter-sector water transfers.
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The transition to farming is generally seen as amajorbreakthroughin the development of human society.
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This will be amajorbreakthrough.
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That would be amajorbreakthrough.
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It is amajorbreakthrough, which should not be ignored.
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We are on the brink of amajorbreakthrough.
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That is amajorbreakthroughfor women in this society.
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We understand that there has been nomajorbreakthrough.
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This is amajorbreakthrough, which we are pleased with.
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There has been nomajorbreakthroughin telecommunications.
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This is the firstmajorbreakthroughin this direction.
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The change to pension credit will be amajorbreakthrough.
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It was as if somemajorbreakthroughhad taken place.
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I believe that the award represents amajorbreakthrough.
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That is amajorbreakthroughin east-west arms control.
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In addition to its scientific interest, such a discovery would represent amajorbreakthroughas well as having deep philosophical implications.
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A solution would be amajorbreakthroughin turning 2011 into a promising year for enlargement.
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