And that focus has paid off. Demong and Lodwick led a U.S.breakthrough at last year's World Championships in Liberec, the Czech Republic.

VOA: standard.2010.01.31

Typically, they'll write a letter saying, congratulations we have great news! We have some new breakthrough and in celebration of this we're going to pay everyone a 5% stock dividend.

一般来说,他们会写封信说,恭喜,有好消息了,业绩有所突破,为表示庆祝,我们将,给每人增发5%的股票股利

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A dialogue held in 2006 with separatist leaders opposed to Indian rule failed to produce a breakthrough.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

In the life sciences, the journal's editors noted advances in gene therapy something that has long seemed on the verge of a breakthrough.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

The leaders are under pressure to achieve a breakthrough before the EU summit in December, when Turkey could be sanctioned for its refusal to open its ports and airports to Cypriot traffic.

VOA: standard.2009.09.05

Speaking a day after the Islamic militant group Hamas handed over the tape in exchange for the release of 20 female Palestinian prisoners, Noam Shalit said he does not expect a breakthrough.

VOA: standard.2009.10.03