Sentence examples for franchise off from inspiring English sources

Since the last vestige of Showtime left the Fabulous Forum and the Magic stopped in 1991 many have tried to pass this franchise off as a passable imitation.

They pay a fee and in return they are provided with a whole package of support to get their franchise off the ground.

The restaurant, in the Ritz-Carlton (another fine franchise), off Central Park, is adorned with antique farm tools and, at this time of year, buckets of McIntosh and Honeycrisp apples.

University of Florida, University of Miami, the Miami Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic and Florida Panthers have endured miserable recent runs, while David Beckham can't even get his Miami MLS franchise off the ground.

Allen is leveraging his pro football team, the Seattle Seahawks, to get his new franchise off the ground.

Referred to as the model franchise off the field by MLS commissioner Don Garber, the club was credited for starting "MLS 2.0" for their embrace of supporters' culture.

He's a pretty compelling screen presence, so it's good to see the Captain America franchise take off.

The view from the other dugout was rather routine for Hargrove, who is attempting to turn things around for a franchise coming off two straight losing seasons.

We're going to give love to a Cincinnati Bengals player here, because whenever that beleaguered franchise starts off a season 4-0, we have to celebrate that somehow.

Directed by Irvin Kershner, the second installment in the Star Wars franchise beat off firm favourites such as The Lord of the Rings and Jaws to clinch the top spot.

During the preseason, General Manager Les Snead described the process of rebuilding a franchise coming off the worst stretch in N.F.L. history — 15 wins in five seasons — as living with "growing pains" and "spilled milk".