1.   I took long breaks away from training and would then reappear like the proverbial bad penny, as if I had never been away.

2.   The band are back in business after a long break.

3.   Mike Ford returns to the team after a long break through injury.

4.   I thought you had a long Christmas break?

5.   And Hanks got a lovely year-long break -- if you can call exercising like a demon on minimal rations a break.

6.   And during her long break, Ms. Thurman can bike home to their loft to feed Maya.

7.   At a long break for lunch in a nearby hotel, both sides amicably shared roasted chicken, champagne and local delicacies.

8.   A fairly even fight until then, Holyfield seemed to come out of the long break in better shape.

9.   After losing to Oscar De La Hoya three years ago, Avila got involved in drugs and took a long break from boxing.

10.   After such an agonizing process, most authors would take a long break.