Sentence examples for lockout it from inspiring English sources

After the lockout, it plummeted to 25,000, though it has since clawed its way back to about 40,000.

During the lockout, it was Ryan who organized player practices.

If Mara expresses anger at Condon and concern over the possible length of the lockout, it is probable that other owners feel the same way.

If the N.B.A. and its players have any hope of striking a deal and avoiding a lockout, it will have to happen Thursday afternoon, with just hours left on the bargaining clock.

Offense Is Off If there is one group that has to be excited about the aftermath of the N.B.A. lockout, it is arena sponsors who run promotions based on the home team scoring 100 or more points.

But if there was a silver lining to the lockout, it was that it eliminated the first two months of the season, when basketball has a hard time competing with college and professional football.

But the event was canceled because of the lockout, and it is unclear when it will be awarded to the city again.

On Sunday, the players union tried to fan that disgust a bit when it released a letter it sent to team owners imploring them to end the lockout, saying it seemed to be the result of "simple greed" and that it had "led to a deterioration of order, safety and integrity".

"It's unfortunate that time has come because of the lockout, but it's nice to get that time that I haven't had in previous years.

But the N.H.L. decided to follow that happy moment with a sport-crushing lockout so it could squeeze more money out of players its owners lavished with ridiculous contracts.

"I've said, 'Save your money because in all probability there's going to be a lockout.' " It was the most dire prediction that Hunter has issued since the league and the union began discussing a new collective bargaining agreement to replace the deal that expires in July.