Sentence examples for carries an asterisk from inspiring English sources

Nearly everyone carries an asterisk.

The victory carries an asterisk because Ruland had signed with an agent during the tournament.

SLAP SHOTS The Red Wings' streak of 23 straight home victories, now ended, carries an asterisk.

Its sole triumph, in 1993, carries an asterisk because the club was caught bribing an opponent in the French league that season.

Also, the record carries an asterisk in the International Track and Field Annual, the sport's statistical guide, because many people suspect a faulty gauge did not record a tailwind above the allowable limit.

Otherwise, every piecemeal right obtained through legislation or litigation carries an asterisk: * "We'll treat you pretty much the same for most purposes, but your most important, fundamental relationships are still second class".

And the defeat carried an asterisk.

But any comparisons should probably carry an asterisk.

'No self-respecting title page,' she opined, 'should ever carry an asterisk.' Nor should those covers be shamed by anything so lowbrow as an illustration.

Lakers Coach Phil Jackson has accused the Spurs of playing a zone defense and said their 1999 title should carry an asterisk because it came during a lockout-shortened season.

The Lakers had ended San Antonio's season the last two years, and Jackson had belittled the Spurs' 1999 championship, saying it carried an asterisk beside it because it followed the lockout-shortened regular season.