Nothing felt permanently broken, but it had been a close call.

At some point in October, of course, the weather is likely to break permanently.

But it wasn't until that he managed to break into the rotation permanently.

William's position as a Loyalist later put him at odds with his father, and they broke permanently over it.

This instantly and permanently broke the grip of the magic Wood had bound them with.

For a child whose parents are taken from him in this way, the world becomes, if not permanently broken, then at least permanently bent.

Mikhail was expected to join the clergy too, but instead of entering a seminary he ran away from home and broke with his family permanently.

These disappointments, which might have permanently broken another man, turned Ganesh seriously, dedicatedly, to books.

Later, he develops an on-again, off-again relationship with Rikki that is permanently broken in series three.

Not surprisingly will-power has a poor track record when it comes to permanently breaking entrenched behaviour patterns.