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bad break

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bad break

[¦bad ′brāk]
(graphic arts)
In type composition, the setting of the first line of a page beginning with only a portion of a word or containing only a single word.
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References in periodicals archive
# BAD BREAK Simon Green cheers for the Ravens from the comfort of his sofa after dislocating his left leg.
He went for the par-five 13th green in two and caught a bad break when his ball took a bounce and went off the back of the green.
The teenager broke the both tibia and fibula in his right leg - five breaks in all - but was reassured by Cisse, who himself suffered a bad break last season, it wouldn't be too long before he was back in action.
Wolves promoter Chris Van Straaten said: "I had a telephone call from Sweden telling me the bad news and in Mikael's case it sounds like a bad break."
He went for the par-5 13th green in two and caught a bad break when his ball took a bounce and went off the back of the green.
Talbot hit the comeback trail after suffering a bad break on his second spell debut against Bradford Park Avenue in October.
Boro's senior physio Grant Dowie admits it is a bad break but is confident Christie will not face a complicated rehabilitation.
Boss Stephen Kenny told Mirror Sport last night: "It's a complicated break, a bad break. It's not just a case of putting him in a cast and job done.
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