Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank.
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Examples for "break "
Examples for "break "
1 Yes, that really was his only break in the case thus far.
2 Popular films did, however, break into the best picture race last year.
3 Superb police work, chief: When you friend suggest you break the law.
4 NK: Today we have not heard any reports of diseases break out.
5 Mr Bell said health interventions could break the addiction and crime cycle.
1 Kurt'll probably ask you to help him bump off George next week.
2 Fitch said banks could also seek riskier activities to bump up ROEs.
3 Just remember you'll feel every little bump on your way home tonight.
4 England do have a minor road bump in their way this week.
5 The speed bump simply doesn't give us any justification for delaying action.
1 We still relegate women's work to the domestic, the interior, the personal.
2 Burnham's plan would again relegate clinicians to the back benches of commissioning.
3 Breaking: Dundee relegate rivals Dundee United -boyhood fan side-footshome last-minutewinner.
4 To begin with, we must relegate selection to its proper place.
5 He decided to relegate it into the category of unimportant events.
1 The kind of man one wants to kick downstairs .
2 Do you want to be kicked downstairs ?
3 Only two days before he had been dragged out of his hiding-place in the Manchester station and kicked downstairs .
4 To have heard her, you would have thought that the cure and the Cardinal ought to be kicked downstairs .
5 He would soon feel the measure of Goliath's foot-inplain words, he would find himself kicked downstairs by Amias Keston.
1 Would it fire or demote those it suspects of not being sympathetic?
2 Having lifted you out of the secretary class we can't demote you.
3 The official also said the White House had no plans to demote Powell.
4 The emperor could not demote Crull-maldor without giving a just reason.
5 It will only demote and label previously debunked content that is shared by politicians.
6 The Beckers can't demote any groomsmen at this late date; all their people are important.
7 All of his argument to the contrary had only managed to demote him to lord.
8 It was like a 'how to demote somebody' seminar.'
9 It was unsuitable, and Silk would demote me to Breeder if she ever found out.
10 The merger could demote the incumbent governor to become deputy head of the merged body.
11 A manager could promote attractive employees and demote ugly ones, but you won't even notice.
12 Industry groups say businesses will cut worker hours, demote managers and potentially cut wages in response.
13 But here's some advice: you should always promote or demote for a purpose, not for effect.
14 The only big surprise was his decision to demote Mary Hanafin, one of his most able Ministers.
15 And when I don't, they'll demote me.
16 Some will always demote his achievements below those of Charlton, whose illustrious career included lifting the World Cup.
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