| The number of yarn breakages was dependent on the quality of the roving, and quality cotton led to fewer breakages. |
| With the braided lines there are too many breakages when the fish takes due to the lack of elasticity. |
| The pottery jars required considerable packing to cushion them against breakages. |
| The plates and deckchairs were pensioned off to reduce the cost of breakages and thefts. |
| I said many other judicious things, and finally when I offered to rebuild his chalet, and pay for the breakages, and throw in the cellar, he was mollified and satisfied. |
| If a firm records higher breakage in one year than another and includes breakages in revenue, then the gross margin is likely to be higher than a year with lower breakage. |
