Sentence examples for first-rate player from inspiring English sources

In the geography of lacrosse, his would-be college coach says, "a first-rate player from New York City is something very rare".

The Bayern Munich player remains weighed down by unrealistic expectations and there have been whispers that Marcel Koller may make the odd move of switching his only first-rate player from central midfield to the left side of a leaky defence.

But Cadillac alone makes America a first-rate player in the luxury-car business.

"There will be a substantial number of first-rate players in the forthcoming free agency group," Angelos said.

Still, Lubman and his first-rate players made a persuasive case for Greenwood's score, revelling in its rich sonorities.

South Korea, a golf powerhouse, has turned out an exceptional number of first-rate players, including Se Ri Pak, Grace Park and Aree Song.

Well, many respected people in basketball believe skilled post play is essentially a thing of the past and that the center position, once the most glamorous and dominating in the game, is now virtually bereft of first-rate players.

From his teenage partnership with Mr. Garfunkel — which has been a publicly contentious, on-again off-again proposition since the duo broke up at the beginning of the 1970s — through his 10 solo studio albums beginning in 1972, Mr. Simon has made a far-flung social network of his music, surrounding himself with first-rate players from across the world.

"One of the factors that will slow down their development is if there are spots taken by a second-rate player from somewhere else.

The $5 million that forms this venture round was led by Sir Terry Leahy, the former CEO of retail giant Tesco who led it through its biggest growth phase (from a third-rate player in the UK to the third-biggest in the world) and its biggest tech developments (such as its Clubcard loyalty business and its online shopping service).

Parker concluded his high school career as the fourth rated player in the class of 2013 according to Rivals, behind Wiggins, Randle and Aaron Gordon.