Sentence examples for been a franchise from inspiring English sources
FOR five aimless seasons, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays have been a franchise in search of a mission.
The Bulls have been a franchise without a face, or much playoff success, since Michael Jordan's retirement 11 years ago.
The Athletics have been a franchise more than 90 years longer than the Rockies, but Colorado's Todd Helton has 231 more hits than Oakland's franchise leader, Bert Campaneris.
Michael Ozanian, one of the executive editors of Forbes, which valued the Mets at $858 million last year, said, "I think the Mets have been a franchise that for many years relied on borrowed money".
>> Marc-Andre Fleury helped the Penguins win a Stanley Cup in 2009 and has been a franchise cornerstone for more than a decade, but was replaced by rookie Matt Murray because of injuries last postseason.
Al-Qaeda has been a franchise for many years.
Disney Channel has been a franchise-generating machine under his leadership, spawning properties like "Hannah Montana" and "High School Musical".
(AP) PACERS 99, BOBCATS 94 Danny Granger scored 26 points to help host Indiana beat Charlotte, denying the Bobcats what would have been a franchise-record seventh straight victory.
"The ultimate expression will be a franchise.
