The media wanted news of a dramatic breakthrough in this investigation.

He cautioned that when the committee doors are thrown open, the public should not expect a dramatic breakthrough.

We all like reports of dramatic medical and scientific breakthroughs but the reality is that most developments are incremental.

Sports diplomacy has produced dramatic breakthroughs only when the governments using it were looking for one.

I did not come here expecting a dramatic breakthrough.

But others were far more cautious, saying Israel would face the same friction points and should not expect any dramatic breakthroughs.

Officials and diplomats who have read the recommendations said tonight that they did not represent a dramatic or imminent breakthrough.

Besides himself, ten other cabinet members came from working class origins, a dramatic breakthrough in British history.

"It's an investment by President Clinton to produce a result a little down the road, rather than a dramatic breakthrough now."

However, just when the trail seems to be going cold, a dramatic breakthrough occurs.