Sentence examples for because of a player from inspiring English sources

The next year, he deployed his gravelly voice to broadcast Washington Redskins games that weren't played because of a player strike.

Even if a manager can accurately assess all of that, it may still be that after 10 minutes it becomes apparent that he needs to tweak something because of a player, whether on his side or the opponent's, suddenly having a great game or an appalling game.

There is precedent for voiding a contract because of a player's off-field activity.

"I don't think he's going to make any big decisions because of a player's comments.

He was involved in another deal that fell apart because of a player's veto exercise, but in that instance, in 2000, he wasn't the player.

But also the referee should be very sad because the referees want to do well and he did wrong because of a player.

Inter is reeling after its opening match in Serie A, where the season was delayed for one week because of a players' strike.

SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY Last season's problem child, the orchestra missed its concerts at Carnegie Hall and elsewhere on the East Coast in March because of a players' strike.

From 1980 to 1982 Martin managed the Oakland Athletics, bringing the team from last place in 1979 to second place in 1980 and to first and second place in 1981 (the season was split because of a players' strike).

Granted, this is much easier said 15 years after the fact than done, especially considering that Ripken's consecutive-games record came less than a year after baseball canceled the 1994 World Series because of a players' strike and attempted to foist replacement (or scab) players on the public the next spring.

In the fall of 2012, the opening trio of concerts by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra was put in doubt because of a players' strike; the C.S.O.'s home-town opening was scrubbed, but the players and management settled just in time for the Carnegie events to go on as planned.