The phrase "break the perception" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in any context when you want to express a sense of altering how something is thought of or a preconceived notion. For example: "This new piece of legislation will break the perception that the government is not interested in helping its citizens."
He said DBS would use its balance sheet to cut Danamon's financing costs and break the perception of DBS as a low-profit-margin, mature-market bank.
The business case for the Cruze is to break the perception gap and get people into Chevrolet showrooms that would have automatically passed by".
Add in the competitive political environment, with Republicans ascendant, the Obama administration struggling to break the perception that it is hostile to business, and the resulting stew is potent.
The Sweet Adelines have worked hard to break the perception of barbershop singing as the province of men in old-fashioned costumes, said Belle Silver, 54, a music teacher, musical theater consultant and tenor from Northport who also sings in a mixed barbershop quartet and previously directed a men's barbershop chorus.
The decision is also intended to bolster the more Western-aligned opposition and break the perception that it is being abandoned, while the radical Islamists of Al Nusra Front and its allies continue to get support from Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the diplomats said.
But it also means that Slack seems to continue to gather attention for an app that's rapidly trying to break the perception that it's a darling in Silicon Valley and not too far beyond that.
However being able to break the perceptions placed upon athletes is a difficult thing to do.
For me, contemporary dance was about breaking the perception of where the parameters were about right and wrong.
"Nick and Sheryl's ideas are perfectly aligned with what we want to see moving forward — breaking the perception that games are only entertainment," Games for Change co-president Asi Burak told Mashable.
The USC students had spent several days at the Eureka Dunes and I wanted to help break the stereotypical perception of Death Valley as a waterless, diabolical wasteland.
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