They say they have no interest in spectacular early breakthroughs.

Biochemistry and genetics have made a spectacular breakthrough in "cracking the genetic code."

It also may bring much lower returns, both economic, political and (in a bureaucratic framework) promotional, than spectacular breakthroughs in irrigated rice or wheat, for example.

Some spectacular breakthroughs have already been made.

But their civilization had stagnated for a very long time, and as a result most of their spectacular breakthroughs have occurred only comparatively recently.

Director and co-writer Lisa Cholodenko makes a spectacular breakthrough with this plum comedy of eye-rolling dysfunctionality.

Psychologically this is important, but it is not, as many have suggested, a spectacular "breakthrough" or a move to "denuclearize" Europe.

No spectacular breakthrough in the dispute between the Communist and Nationalist Governments was expected soon.

The Commissioner told us at a recent briefing that he does not expect spectacular breakthroughs.

I know the results were received with some scepticism because there was no spectacular, last-minute breakthrough perfectly timed for the evening news.