Sentence examples for christmas match from inspiring English sources

Ironically, it may even acquire the same symbolic meaning (albeit in a very different way) as the Christmas match of 1914, recalling the lessons of the 20th century as reinforced by the experiences of recent British wars: the horror and futility of militarism, and the shameless cynicism of warmongering governments.

If the Christmas match in no man's land was an implicit rebuke to the warmongers, an England-Afghanistan match at Wembley is likely to turn into an implicit pat on the back for their successors, using the injuries, deaths and suffering of the soldiers they placed in harm's way as a form of moral collateral, as "support the troops" shades once again into "support our wars".

Another scare with illness saw him hospitalised in Adelaide after the Christmas match against South Australia, missing the next two state matches.

In the Christmas match against South Australia, Harvey failed to capitalise on his starts, making 31 and 35 as Queensland won by 34 runs.

Morris responded by scoring 83 and 110 in the traditional pre-Christmas match between New South Wales and Victoria at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the top score in both innings.

LOGAN SQUARE — Logan Boulevard "Christmas House," meet your match — a 10-foot tall origami crane.

Some authors claim that with "Ding Dong", Harrison set out to create a seasonal "classic", in an attempt to match the British chart success of "Happy Xmas", Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody" and Wizzard's "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday".

Christmas is one of those times when the idea of something doesn't match the reality.

"Well, we're going to get to Christmas in at least second place," said the Exeter director of rugby, Rob Baxter, after his side went top pending Saracens' match at Newcastle on Sunday.

Their only away match of the Christmas/New Year period is against West Brom on Boxing Day, before they take on Burnley (28 December) and Sunderland (1 January) at Etihad Stadium.

Several thousand events were held across the UK to mark one of the most iconic moments of World War I, the 1914 Christmas Truce football match.