Drogba almost broke the shackles, but his touch was poor and Valdes saved.
Hook brought Wales back within a converted try of victory with a 72nd-minute penalty after Byrne almost broke free.
But it was a United substitute, Prince Buaben, who almost broke the impasse.
The hosts almost broke the deadlock of a low-key first half when Andy Dorman was sent free in the box.
The visitors almost broke the deadlock when Higdon's header from Steven Thomson's cross was cleared off the line by Charlie Mulgrew.
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Malouda almost broke the deadlock when his weaving run ended in an angled shot that flew just wide early in the second half.
But the Glens continued to impress and Morgan almost broke the deadlock with a shot from eight yards which forced a superb save from Thorbjornsen.
And the Brazilian almost broke the deadlock on the half-hour when Chelsea goalkeeper Cech had to dive smartly to his left to save his snap shot.
Her lack of desire--a problem afflicting millions of women and straining millions of marriages around the world--almost broke up her relationship with her boyfriend of 19 years.
McGugan almost broke the deadlock but he bobbled his effort just wide of the left-hand post following some neat build-up play involving Paul Anderson on the right.
Robin van Persie's trickery almost broke the deadlock in the seventh minute, but his close range effort crashed against the upright after weaving through the Hammers' defence.
Portsmouth almost broke the deadlock, courtesy of those two Muntari free-kicks, but the first was deflected inches wide by Tim Howard's foot and another turned over the top by the Everton keeper.
Routledge almost broke the deadlock after the restart but fizzed a 20-yard effort against the post and Nigel Reo-Coker burst through on goal only to once again be denied by the defiant Rensing.
Further questions saw the panel agree that the UK "wasn't getting a good deal from the EU" while debate almost broke out over whether the North American Free Trade Area was a better thing.
The GOP almost broke its collective arm patting itself on the back, but the folks back at home intuitively sense that the Fiscal Cave is much worse than the fiscal cliff that it was designed to avoid.
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Torres almost broke the barren spell he has endured at Chelsea moments after the change with a fine looping header from Ramires' cross that was clawed away to safety by Van der Sar as Chelsea looked to build momentum.
But sometimes this hatred broke like a wave, collapsing under its own weight, and before it would begin to well up again she suddenly felt nothing but pure compassion for him, a kindness and forgiveness that almost broke her heart.
Yet Bretton Woods broke down almost 30 years ago and fewer countries now peg their currencies.
Reaction to the verdict and sentencing broke down almost completely along sectarian lines.
Their efforts were almost rewarded when the ball broke to Barmby just inside the area and his mistimed volley came back off the post.
It was almost fitting that a defenseman broke the deadlock.
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Det Con Tom Boow, who was behind three uniformed PCs - Mark Merritt, Martin Corderoy and Lee Bush - as they forced their way into the house during the raid, told the court that almost as soon as they broke down the door the officers started retreating backwards.
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Spam and Pop-Ups broke onto the scene almost as fast as the Internet allowed and quickly became the bane of any legitimate marketers existence.
The Knicks only managed 71 points in Game 3, an effort in which they looked almost nothing like the team that broke the NBA record for three-pointers made and attempted during the season.
They almost had it too when substitute Bojan broke free in the Inter box and lashed into the roof of the net in injury time.
He was almost unaware of the laughing tumult that broke out when the other two examined the drawing, and then of the silence that fell when the collector of customs, drawn by the sudden noise, entered the kitchen.
The event was almost a disaster, and the government barely broke even in its offerings.
Charles N'Zogbia almost added a second for Wigan when he broke clear and the home team held on for a deserved win.
They were almost caught out, though, when Spurs broke and Luka Modric crossed for Roman Pavlyuchenko, who should have got his header on target.
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