Example sentences of "a player ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | If that suggests an odd set of priorities in what is still quaintly called a players ' game , at least the 21 wore the familiar red jersey with the famous crest , white shorts and blue and green socks . |
| 2 | Another international , who preferred to remain anonymous , claimed that two thirds of the top 24 would have gone on strike had they been asked , and that a players ' union will soon be formed to help deal with matters such as prize money , rankings , training and selection . |
| 3 | Another international , who preferred to remain anonymous , claimed that two thirds of the top 24 would have gone on strike had they been asked , and that a players ' union will soon be formed to help deal with matters such as prize money , rankings , training and selection . |
| 4 | Now , it is a players ' market . |
| 5 | According to Connor , Hampson threatened a players ' strike unless the travel ban was lifted but after a rebuke from Chapman acquiesced in the situation . |
| 6 | Farr-Jones said the whole notion of a players ' company was for all the players to be involved , not to feather the nests of a select upper echelon . |
| 7 | A few years ago this game was used in evidence for a players ' international quality , but there is so much serious , competitive rugby now that a post-Christmas frolic is not rated in assessing credentials . |
| 8 | They know I 'm a players ' manager and will look after them . |
| 9 | Rugby has long prided itself on its image as a players ' game and any ‘ play to entertain ’ push could only accelerate the drift towards professionalism . |
| 10 | Seven of the previous eight labour-contract renegotiations have involved either a players ' strike or a lockout . |
| 11 | In the early 1960s the PFA , under Jimmy Hill 's leadership , threatened a players ' strike in support of the abolition of the maximum wage . |
| 12 | Incidentally , McMillan has called a meeting of all curlers at Perth on 27 February , when a players ' group or association will come a step nearer reality . |
| 13 | However , a players ' meeting , led by captain Richard Cramb , decided that they had no confidence in the two left to mind the shop in McHarg 's absence . |