In early 1943, the German troops begun to retreat from the Soviet Union after their defeat in the Battle of Stalingrad, which is considered a turning point in the war.

But America and the West did, at key turning points, realize that times had changed so much that these dictators had outlived their usefulness.

A major turning point in this process was the arrival in 1896 of a French Military Mission contracted by president Nicolás de Piérola.

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China is at a turning point.

This small but prestigious role could have been a turning point for the actor, but within the year he was back on Hollywood's Poverty Row, playing leads for Sam Katzman.

Before Snowden s disclosures, cyber espionage had become a major point of contention in US China relations.

The Millennium Summit was a turning point for global partnership.

The French invasion of Russia in 1812 was a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars.

This work also marks the turning point in Islamic astronomy.

This year has marked an important turning point in the momentum for change.

October 23, 2011, was a turning point for Tunisia.

Ugandans took to social media to congratulate the 35 year old celebrated artist on his election into Parliament.

The signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement marks a turning point in the history of the Sudan.

Without a doubt, Israel will be a major obstacle to reaching an agreement.

These events marked a turning point in Cauchy's life, and a break in his mathematical productivity.

In our view, after the difficult year 2004, Haiti is now at a turning point.

PARIS The start of negotiations for a free trade agreement between the European Union and the United States officially called the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) marks a key turning point for EU and world trade.

The birth of the DPJ government can yet be a turning point.

Does this new emphasis on happiness represent a shift or just a passing fad?

The Germans used it as a staging area for their attack on Stalingrad, and made it a key crossing point on the Don River.

We saw another turning point on a second issue of existential importance nuclear disarmament.

The creation of the Human Rights Council and the establishment of a Peacebuilding Commission will mark a turning point in the history of the Organization.

What the EU learned from the subsequent four years of Balkan disasters under its management is now being tested by another major turning point and potential crisis when and how Kosovo is to become independent.

But, unlike its neighbors, this year can mark a turning point for Burundi.

The 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea, was another milestone for the Paralympic movement.

The euro s becoming a major reserve currency bestows important economic advantages on the euro zone economy.

Over the years, the day of infamy has become a classic reference point for galvanizing patriotic sentiment in America.

However, the victory was not a turning point in the war, which continued and often favoured Spain.

The completion of the peacekeeping phase of the United Nations engagement is another turning point for Sierra Leone.

Recognizing that poverty is a major obstacle to women's full realization of housing, land and property rights,

Recognizing that poverty is a major obstacle to women's full realization of housing, land and property rights,

Kadima s victory in Israel s elections is the country s most important political turning point in 30 years, if not longer.

The Battle of Kosovo in 1389 marks a turning point and is considered as a beginning of the fall of the medieval Serbian state.

Mr. Thomson (United Kingdom) The end of the war in Europe 60 years ago was a turning point.

The Second World War was not only a historical event of the first order, it also marked a turning point for humankind in our time.

UNICEF also collaborated with partners in a landmark United Nations study on violence against children.

That failure placed the world on the path to the negative watershed posed by Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan.

That could be a turning point, provided it is adequately reinforced with additional steps toward greater integration.

ZANZIBAR Here s an odd prediction for the coming year 2013 will be a watershed for financial reform.

In the 1994 parliamentary elections, the Democratic Agrarian Party gained a majority of the seats, setting a turning point in Moldovan politics.

I call this strategy the Watershed Doctrine. A watershed is a tipping point, a turning point, a game changer.

The Lisbon Treaty also succeeds in tackling another major weakness of the EU its ineffectiveness.

At a turning point in European history, our innovative alternative was thrown into the dustbin.