The 2000 season was considered a make-or-break year for Fassel.

Hundley acknowledges that this is something of a make-or-break year.

The tour provided Poleon with the perfect opportunity to demonstrate his competency at a senior level ahead of a make-or-break year.

"Yeah, this is a make-or-break year," Ogbogu said recently by cell phone between his precamp workouts.

"This is very much a make-or-break year for them," Mr. Adamson said.

This is an opportunity for me, a make-or-break year.

After several years of struggle, the Wrights decided 1999 would be their make-or-break year.

Steinberg said that next season would not be considered a make-or-break year for Coslet, who has two years left on his contract.

This, however, could be a make-or-break year for Handley.

This may well be the make-or-break year for the Chinese stock market, which is still formally dubbed an experiment.