The holiday season is the make-or-break moment for the retail segment of the American economy.

Barack Obama declares 'this is a make-or-break moment for the middle class'.

But even the best of connections can't win over a testy audience, and the teenagers think of the performance as a make-or-break moment.

Four years later, at the make-or-break moment in their relationship, Jay introduced her to Damien.

Every year is a make-or-break moment until the system collapses.

It's the make-or-break moment of the entire play.

THE first coffee of the day is a make-or-break moment.

The primary was to be the make-or-break moment for Santorum.

Which put him at a point that may well prove to be a make-or-break moment not only in Cone's season but the team's.

But this has become a make-or-break moment for Mr. Edwards.