Sentence examples for franchise needed from inspiring English sources

This franchise needed a dose of charisma and personality".

Shadow transport secretary Lilian Greenwood said the "viability" of the franchise needed scrutinising.

Cotton, a season ticket holder since the team's inaugural year, understood the apprehension but also knew from the beginning that the franchise needed a makeover.

But the feeling among the Lakers was that Bryant needed a sense of normalcy, just as the franchise needed a sense of normalcy.

The "Law & Order" franchise needed some freshening: episodes were becoming musty with the whiff of repetition, and in the case of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," on the USA Network, thick with the fog of Vincent D'Onofrio's earnestly affected performances.

Manager Phil Garner and General Manager Tim Purpura were fired by the owner Drayton McLane, who said the franchise "needed a fresh start" after a plunge to the bottom of the National League Central.

The franchise needs a transformation.

"The franchise needs leadership," the 73-year-old O'Malley said Wednesday from his Los Angeles office.

No franchise needs a roster purge as badly as the Knicks.

"I think now every franchise needs to be challenged and each year, with another franchise, put on a big event.

But, Jack Bell writes in Sunday's Times, the franchise needs to do something — again — to try to turn itself around.