This action broke up the second Nationalist assault on Madrid.
Just as with a regular orchestra, the students' actions make or break the music.
Rachel's actions break them free of the mind control and the X-Men join forces.
And when the action broke, he'd be going in unarmed.
The action of the board or public body breaks the causal connection.
Collective action, or inaction, will make or break the future of the urban forest.
His action broke the contact of the merwoman's eye with the peephole.
Whatever the spell had been, that rude, unconscious action broke it.
These actions restricted the power of the mayor and broke the working class' grip over city politics.
We need swift action, adequate resources and a comprehensive system of cooperation to break this vicious circle.