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be broken for
adjective
Fragmented, in separate pieces. Fractured; having the bone in pieces. Split or ruptured. Dashed, made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next. Interrupted; not continuous. Five-eighths to sev eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.
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Landmarks Preservation's role is not to determine "when rules should be broken for the benefit of the city's cultural well-being," which I see as a unique reading of the law.
This duly arrived when Williams struck a forehand wide to be broken for the fourth time.
Ground is due to be broken for the railway in August, as contractors bid for business.
Ground was to be broken for the Edison complex later this year.
In May, ground will be broken for Riley Field House in Jamaica, Queens.
There is a peculiar taboo on this point that must be broken for all our sakes.
Ground is about to be broken for their one-hundredth postwar high-rise office building in Manhattan.
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Elsewhere, some tight races appear to be breaking for the G.O.P.
Mine's been broken for years.
None have been broken for 40 yards or more.
The hand is broken for the second time this season.
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