The sense of permanent rupture was felt, too, by those left to stand vigil outside Junior's Grocery in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

The move caused a permanent rupture in Harris's friendship with Carr, who considered the act immoral.

Not more fairy tales about a permanent 'rupture' please!

His refusal to conduct the premiere of Shostakovich's 13th Symphony in 1962 caused a permanent rupture in their friendship.

"I can't think of anything any of my children would do that would cause a permanent rupture in our relationship," she said "A parent's love is like that."

'It's more like a permanent rupture,' I retorted.

Although many Colombians were pleased that day with Mr. Pastrana's decision, a permanent rupture in the talks would have been a disaster for a president who has had few successes.

He took pains to deny a permanent rupture with the tribunal.

In the midst of all the legal turmoil, Mr. Stanley went through a wrenching personal ordeal, a dispute with his son, William, that led to a permanent rupture.

They said they had chosen to work on preserving a general consensus on removing the camps rather than to force the issue and risk a permanent rupture in regional diplomacy.