The breakthrough of the year was 15 years in coming.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

In fact,Science magazine recognized the discovery of "genes for mental illness" as the number two "Breakthrough of the Year."

VOA: special.2009.06.24

Doctor Supachai Rerks-Ngarm, who led the study for the Thai Ministry of Public Health,called it a scientific breakthrough.

VOA: special.2009.09.30

The video for her song "Boom" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Breakthrough Video.

VOA: special.2009.10.16

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

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

Lonestar has sold more than Their biggest breakthrough came in 1999 with the crossover hit "Amazed."

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

But his big breakthrough came later, breeding high-yielding wheat varieties that more than tripled the harvest.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

Although many so-called "new" artists are veteran performers, the rules stipulate they may be considered if they achieved a significant breakthrough during the current eligibility period.

VOA: standard.2010.01.25

And the other breakthrough we've made is we've actually discovered some molecules which are on the way to being potential drugs for the disease as well."

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

But he says the action taken by the Iraqi parliament is a significant breakthrough.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

"So this could be, certainly it was heralded at the time of the Geneva meeting, as a breakthrough in terms of opening channels more widely with the Iranians."

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso called the deal an important breakthrough at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt of Sweden, which currently holds the rotating European Union presidency.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

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