Sentence examples for backbone of the game from inspiring English sources
He had accidentally invented duplicate play, which has been the backbone of the game ever since.
The three were the backbone of the game: Center back, center midfielder and striker — a straight axis to the goal.
In his memoir, "A Whole Different Ball Game," (Birch Lane Press, 1991), Miller wrote that McNally and Messersmith's "willingness to challenge the reserve clause -- what many called 'the backbone of the game' -- led to the most important arbitration decision in the history of professional sports".
On the subject of the game's humor, Linkola noted that "there are many visual jokes, but the backbone of the game is in its witty dialogue", and as such this gave the game a "replayability value" as players may pick up on jokes based on "verbal acrobatics, on the use of polysyllabic words, old English and other such oddities" that they missed the first time around.
It would be stretching a point to argue parks football is the backbone of the national game, but it is part of the fabric of English society, and it gets people out of bed and keeps them moderately fit.
Narrow, hilly and riddled with sharp curves, the transportation backbone of the Vancouver Games was this province's ultimate white-knuckle drive.
That was their primary formula down the stretch last season and the backbone of their game plan in Super Bowl XLV.
Besler has continued to progress after his 2012 season and with his Midwest mentality still the backbone of his game, he feels equipped to step into the spotlight even more with soccer's biggest stage now fewer than 12 months away.
By leaning on her almost clairvoyant anticipation, deceptive speed and crisp angles that form the backbone of her game, she dissected Alina Jidkova in 57 minutes.
These are the backbone of your game.
When asked in an interview with Prima Games why the gameplay of Colosseum did not mirror that of the handheld Pokémon games, Pokémon director Junichi Masuda explained: "How players communicate with each other has been key to the Pokémon games – it is the backbone of all Pokémon game designs.
