1.   But she sought not so much to break a taboo as to assert her independence from the male yoke.

2.   He is willing to break the taboo about discussing the effects of large-scale immigration.

3.   Although they broke important taboos, they will not, at least in theory, be the point of departure for future talks.

4.   And no Israeli government has broken a taboo against bringing small Arab-dominated parties into ruling coalitions.

5.   Another is by deliberately flouting accepted social mores, breaking taboos, sexual and otherwise, to get beyond the impulses they suppress and control.

6.   And, none too soon, France has broken a taboo by preparing a partial sale of France Telecom.

7.   As such, her career has been defined by transgression and transcendence, breaking sexual taboos and rising above the expectations of the music industry.

8.   But Fortuyn broke the taboo and said the country was unsafe and full up.

9.   But in fact her willingness to break the taboo against self-pity was a stroke of pure genius.

10.   But what was even more galling was that this is the second year in a row that BC has broken the taboo.