Hyde enjoyed their fair share of possession but they seldom threatened to make the breakthrough they so desperately needed.
Tajikistan appeared set to make the breakthrough after being awarded a penalty, only for captain Samad Shohzukhurov to waste the resulting spot kick.
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Into extra-time, it was Australia who looked the more likely to make the breakthrough with Sasa Ognenovski nearly scoring with a spectacular overhead kick.
Warrington have been tipped to make the breakthrough at the top of the sport for several seasons, but success has proved elusive for their talented squad.
General elections, however, with their first-past-the-post voting systems, have been a very different story and the party has failed to make the breakthrough it has been hoping for.
Sheffield United had dominated the second half, but had failed to make the breakthrough, with Stead's cross flying across the goalmouth with no-one able to apply the finishing touch.
And it was Charles who did make the breakthrough when he cut inside Matthew Mills before curling a fine effort wide of Federici from the corner of the penalty area.
Though Villa could not make the breakthrough, they remain unbeaten at home in the Premier League, while Pompey have stemmed the tide after losing four of the last five away league matches.
The home side did eventually make the breakthrough with 15 minutes remaining as the impressive Reid floated a pinpoint cross to the far post for Jones to bundle a header past Sorenson.
However, the Australian striker did make the breakthrough after 79 minutes, stealing in behind his marker to head home from five yards after a cross from McGeady, who had teased his way past two defenders.
Inverness were required to defend desperately in the closing stages as St Mirren pressed hard for the equaliser, but the Paisley side could not make the breakthrough and Terry Butcher's side held out for a precious win.
Having been put in to bat, Surrey would be delighted with the total of 483, but were unable to make a breakthrough in the 12.2 overs possible before the rain came.
Reading looked the most likely to make a breakthrough as Howard shot over the crossbar, Sigurdsson's looping header dropped just wide and Foxes keeper Conrad Logan saved from Kebe.
Yet Mr de Lacoste is hopeful his party can make a breakthrough in the area.
In seeking to make a breakthrough, the Alliance is helped by the UUP's continuing unfinished quest for an identity, and hindered (especially in East Belfast) by any Robinson bounce back.
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Germany dominated the play, recording more shots, completing more passes and possessing the ball for roughly 60% of the game but couldn't create a breakthrough and struggled to make the space for its dangerous attacking players, Mesut Ozil and Thomas Muller, to influence the game.
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The Reuters Stats showed Parry topped the putts per round category with an average return of 28.2 a day - a full shot better than fifth-ranked O'Hern, who has yet to make his title breakthrough on the Tour.
Murray's win over Djokovic in the U.S. Open final last year ended a 76-year drought for British men at the majors, but he still is yet to make a breakthrough in Australia after losing a third final here in the last four years.
The Hatters had a glorious chance to make a breakthrough on 54 minutes with Darren Currie chipping a cross in, only for the unmarked Talbot to head over from three yards.
Arafat had the chance to make another diplomatic breakthrough in 2000 and 2001.
He made his Arsenal debut 10 months later in the League Cup, but struggled to make a regular breakthrough and it was only in May 2003 that he scored his first senior goals for the club against Southampton.
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Gulbis did well to hang in for most of the third set as the boisterous New York crowd willed him to make a fight of it, but Murray finally made the breakthrough in game 11 with a fantastic cross-court backhand winner and he served out for a comfortable victory.
His kidnappers have not made any ransom calls nor have the police been able to make a breakthrough.
Following the break, and with more pressure failing to make any breakthrough, Hughes made a double substitution with Tugay and Matt Derbyshire coming on for David Dunn and the ineffective McCarthy.
But neither has been able to make a big breakthrough into equity underwriting, the investment-banking business that separates the best from the rest.
On Rilo Kiley's new album, Under the Blacklight, provocative songs like "The Moneymaker" are not about to ease those on-the-make rumors. 2004's breakthrough, More Adventurous, favored square beats, flowing melodies and wordy lyrics that were comprehensible as sound and sense.
Indeed, as the burning-hot summer holiday begins (parliament is about to go into recess), to be followed by the fasting month of Ramadan that will last throughout September, there is a worrying risk that the politicians will again muff their chance to make a breakthrough towards a real accommodation between Iraq's competing sects and groups.
Tom Rodenhauser of Kennedy Information, which studies the consulting industry, agrees that it has yet to make a breakthrough in high-end work.
The new ball was taken at the first available opportunity but New Zealand were unable to make a further breakthrough, Mushfiqur completing his fifty with a straight drive for four off O'Brien.
Cynics in Brussels whisper that the Swedes are kidding themselves if they really think they can make a decisive breakthrough on enlargement during their presidency.
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