How To Use Striker In A Sentence
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Ian Rush believes a willingness to defend from the front has helped Fernando Torres become the top striker in English football.
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The striker was criticised by fans after voicing concerns about the club 's financial plight.
The Sun
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Our striker got into a good position to shoot , but then missed his kick.
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And why do strikers invariably miss a "hatful" of chances?
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
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Again, it seems pedantic to quibble about the differences between strikers and attacking midfielders.
Times, Sunday Times
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The strikers may have won the battle, but they lost the war.
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Not surprisingly, the strikers were preoccupied with regaining their jobs and keeping their system of seniority.
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Australian striker Mark Viduka is hoping for a recall to an attack which has totalled just four goals in the last six matches.
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The lanky striker headed his 12th goal of the season 10 minutes from the end.
The Sun
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The days when you could just hoof the ball up to a striker have long since gone; even Wimbledon don't play by these tactics any more.
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Record ￡9.5million striker Juan Pablo Angel only arrived after Christmas and has been a massive disappointment.
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For the last three months he has been the most in-form English striker in the Premiership.
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He was expecting the striker to be passed unfit by doctors before flying back to England.
The Sun
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Many bridges were blocked by demonstrators, and taxicabs and buses driven by scabs were damaged by strikers.
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In the first minute the Kendal striker blasted a shot just wide.
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But, although the striker was in a perfect position to score, a brilliant tackle by Deloumeaux steered the ball off his toe.
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Sublime with both feet, he went from prolific striker to one of the best midfield players in the world.
The Sun
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The hosts could not cope with the diminutive striker on a boggy pitch.
The Sun
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On Feb. 20 thousands of people rallied at the university campus in the support of the hunger strikers.
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The game appeared to be going on around him rather than the striker taking an active part in it.
The Sun
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As it was, he was caught in no-man's land as the Aberdeen striker lobbed the ball over him and into the undefended net.
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This time the striker didn't need any assistance with his superb 25-yard shot arrowing into the top corner.
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The striker was criticised by fans after voicing concerns about the club 's financial plight.
The Sun
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But the opposition striker might blaze it over the bar without your keeper having to dive the wrong way.
Times, Sunday Times
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The man-mountain striker, who came on in the second half, almost scored with his first kick.
The Sun
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The civil-service strikers may indeed draw attention to their employment conditions, but only at the expense of antagonising the people they are supposed to serve because they are extremely unlikely to change the government's plans.
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Today it probably has more use keeping strikers warm on picket lines.
Times, Sunday Times
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The Bulgaria striker squandered two glorious chances either side of the interval and those misses summed up a miserable season.
Times, Sunday Times
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If any club looses their main goalscorer it's going to affect their results because in-form strikers are hard to replace.
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The Arsenal striker is battling a muscle injury.
The Sun
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The first defenders in our team are the strikers and they work very well.
Times, Sunday Times
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The striker was keen for his fellow French frontman to join him.
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Main-Focus Sights", ambidextrous "Maximum Reach Magazine Release" buttons, "Minimal Error Disassembly" takedown lever, a loaded chamber indicator, a striker status indicator, an Ultra Safety Assurance (USA) trigger safety, grip safety, and "Multi-Adjust Rail System
Defense Review
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This was the French striker's first outing in a month and he scored twice in five minutes within seconds of coming on.
The Sun
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That is all part of the striker's goal celebration.
The Sun
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Record ￡9.5million striker Juan Pablo Angel only arrived after Christmas and has been a massive disappointment.
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Opinion at the grassroots level is sympathetic to the strikers.
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A boss has the right to sack strikers after eight weeks on strike.
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Striker looks in good shape after netting two goals in last two games.
The Sun
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The club's new manager is a former England striker.
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The monuments and statues throughout the country commemorate generals, judges and politicians, rather than socialists, strikers or suffragettes.
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But this was a demonstration of the contrasting ways in which two strikers can draw a blank.
Times, Sunday Times
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The Zimbabwe striker has picked up a torn cartilage injury in training this week, but has been told by specialists that he can continue to play.
Times, Sunday Times
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He was expecting the striker to be passed unfit by doctors before flying back to England.
The Sun
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But he is on standby to fly to London at a moment's notice to help secure the deal for the superstar striker.
The Sun
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However, his recent run suggests he has adjusted to the new role just behind a lone striker which Ferguson earmarked for him last year.
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A shanked clearance from the City shot-stopper then saw Tait close in on goal, only for Chris Brass to recover sharply and force the Rovers' striker wide and to safety.
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The young striker - once much-tipped in these parts - had an absolute mare before ending the game being stretchered off.
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The fullbacks and wingers simply double up on Arsenal's two wingers, leaving the Central defenders one task, marking the two strikers.
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On current form, he may be the best striker in the first division, but he doesn't expect to start.
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It was another striker versus goalkeeper confrontation which ought to have gone to the man in possession.
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Instead of the resolve of strikers weakening as the costs mount and the whole things becomes uneconomic, resolve strengthens.
Times, Sunday Times
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While Sutton looks just as comfortable in defence as he does up front, striker is his position.
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Despite the inconvenience, many sympathize with the strikers and public reception to the strike has been positive.
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Fortunately for a red-faced Basham, former Shelbourne striker Foran slammed his shot straight at the legs of Alan Fettis.
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A group of women on the picket line symbolised the strikers ' militant mood.
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A single striker was aided by breaks from the wide players whenever they dared.
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The demons of one striker, the ghost of another and a third fretting in the shadows.
Times, Sunday Times
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How do three-strikers endure the thought of spending life in prison for a relatively petty crime?
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The striker had / took a shot at goal , ie tried to score.
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The former England striker has found his first managerial job a struggle after just three victories.
The Sun
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The Italian agent of Ajax striker Klaas - Jan Huntelaar has confirmed Juventus are following the Dutch hotshot.
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The government wants to take a hard line against the strikers.
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I was aware that the strikers were going to march on Parliament before the end of the week.
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Chamakh's goal arrived after the French striker collected a delightful Wilshere pass, profited from a lucky bounce, weaved around the Birmingham goalkeeper Ben Foster and finished.
Arsène Wenger forced to defend 'dirty' Arsenal against Birmingham
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Why was Ferguson sitting in midfield instead of bombing forward to help the strikers?
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Despite the striker conceding that he has been guilty of injudicious comments, he feels hard done by in being considered by some to be an agitator too ready to put his concerns ahead of those of his team.
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My cousin a soccer player, he a striker.
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An incorrigible striker of attitudes, which is all the more dangerous and at times effective, as he talks himself into believing them himself… Has no sense of morality, thoroughly selfish.
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Arsenal's Sylvain Wiltord opening the scoring after 13 before wantaway Fulham striker Steve Marlet scored the second nine minutes after the break.
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Striker Colin Alcide will be out of action for up to six weeks piling on the injury woe for York City manager Neil Thompson.
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When released by the gun's mechanical triggers, the coil spring strikers trip a rocker that impacts the firing pin.
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But he was the non-striker.
Times, Sunday Times
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Strikers brought production to a standstill.
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During the course of the protest, riot police arrested 23 strikers and mounted attacks on the picket lines.
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The lack of an experienced striker up front was also one of the reasons Bafana could not execute their chances.
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The Bulgaria striker squandered two glorious chances either side of the interval and those misses summed up a miserable season.
Times, Sunday Times
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The strikers were being unreasonable in their demands, having rejected the deal two weeks ago.
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Striker has scored three in his last two games.
The Sun
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At the beginning of the 20th century, the picket was mainly concerned with preventing blackleg labour from being taken in to replace strikers.
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Meanwhile, former IRA hunger striker and Old Bailey bomber Marian Price is still being quizzed about dissident republican actions by the PSNI.
Queen's visit to Ireland could mark the start of a new era, says Gerry Adams
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A winger to me is a striker, a finisher, an out-and-out attacker with an aggressive and instinctive nose for the try-line.
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Showed some sublime touches in striker role.
The Sun
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The Arsenal striker is battling a muscle injury.
The Sun
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Adams, the runner, set off like a hare; so did the non-striker, Sean Ervine.
Cork revels in Hampshire blend of dad's army and youth after t20 win
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But the efforts of new young striker Daniel Bent did not go unnoticed by the caretaker boss.
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Rock-bottom Hyde, whose want-away star striker Simon Yeo appears set to turn down a move to Southport, face a difficult trip to Gateshead.
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Robert Rosario returns after a rib injury to challenge on-loan striker Paul Williams.
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He has blasted the Mansfield striker's ‘poor attitude’ during his loan stay at Wetherby Road.
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For a near 10million striker it was hardly the most glowing endorsement.
The Sun
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The second approach to verifying the state subsidy theory is through interviews with strikers.
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He sounds like one striker who needs to be put on the wing.
The Sun
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The strikers have reached a settlement with the employers.
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That is the kind of dry spell some strikers not too distant from Ewood Park would sell their grandmother for.
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Replacement keeper Matt Sargeant was brought on and striker Joel Rogers sacrificed, but that did not stop Epsom from being on the wrong end of a real hiding.
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Opinion at the grassroots level is sympathetic to the strikers.
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It was a spectacle whose distastefulness was compounded by the victory parade at the end of the shoot-out, when the young striker was carried around the pitch in triumph on the shoulders of the team's reserves.
World Cup 2010: Rise of German romantics counters sense of injustice
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Like all good strikers, they need something to make them click.
The Sun
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Sertori is aware the City fans were questioning his role as a striker but vowed to carry on regardless.
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The strikers can win if there is solidarity from other workers and the action is spread.
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They say you make your own luck in football because the top strikers always back their instincts.
The Sun
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It is a daunting task to replace such a prolific striker, who found the target 28 times last season.
The Sun
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It was the striker's fifteenth league goal of the season.
Times, Sunday Times
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A few moments later I heard the scratch of a match against a striker, then smelled the sweet acrid aroma of marijuana.
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My cousin a soccer player, he a striker.
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He turned a callow youth, pale and hasty, into the most feared striker in the world.
Times, Sunday Times
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Although the newcomers do not include a striker, they do include a new goalkeeper, David De Gea from Atletico Madrid, and Ferguson might still reel in Dutch playmaker Wesley Sneijder from Inter Milan.
News - latimes.com
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Referring to the striker's actions, he said: "This kind of unruliness must be condemned.
ANC Daily News Briefing
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At the moment, Fergie is experimenting with playing Scholes up front, just off the big striker, van Nistelrooy.
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A Striker suddenly waltzed around the corner and started through the skyway towards him.
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I was the non-striker for much of it, and it was disgusting to observe.
Times, Sunday Times
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The only thing missing is a prolific striker.
The Sun
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Pool gave a debut to ex-Yew Tree striker Ben Kelly but he was unable to prevent an unlucky defeat.
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On a night when his team needed goals to reach the quarter-finals, their lack of a deadeye striker cost them dear.
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Figo, nominally a right-sided midfielder, reinvents himself as a striker, ballwinner or even full-back…
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I carry waterproofed matches both in and out of screw cap case, regular stick matches in case, a knife/shave striker magnesium starter, and finally a DJEEP lighter, when I can find one.
Strike Anywhere: The Best Matches for Survival Situations
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It will probably be a case of perming three strikers from five today.
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Numbers of strikers in surgeries are relatively small so impact will be minimal.
The Sun
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Liverpool play Real Betis on Tuesday and one of the best strikers of a dead ball in the game awaits.
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The striker, making his debut, put the spot kick away with aplomb.
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The second was entirely due to the confidence and ability of the gifted Italian striker.
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Swans fans gave the Palace striker a standing ovation as he was taken off on a stretcher.
The Sun
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Sunderland boss Steve Bruce accused Hull City striker Jozy Altidore of committing "GBH" after the American was sent off …
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The Arsenal striker has struggled with a hamstring problem recently.
The Sun
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But this was a demonstration of the contrasting ways in which two strikers can draw a blank.
Times, Sunday Times
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The striker's flick was instinctive and accurate enough to demand a goal-line clearance.
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The strikers agreed to remove their pickets and hold talks with the government.
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Eden Hazard is getting to come inside and work his little tricks and angles in that deadly space behind the striker.
Times, Sunday Times
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On the picket line there was the deafening sound of car horns tooting support, and strikers cheering, singing and chanting.
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Aesthetically pleasing it wasn't, but his goal did suggest a quickness of mind and, just as important, a ruthlessness that is engrained in all great strikers.
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Demonstrations were held as a gesture of solidarity with the hunger strikers.
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Ashley Giles lasted two balls, jabbing at a ball outside off stump sending a catch to Matthew Hayden in the gully, as Pietersen could only stand and stare at the non-striker's end.
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But there are more problems for the striker as he hurts himself again putting on his protective boot.
The Sun
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The England striker has fired three goals in two games since a lengthy layoff with an ankle injury.
The Sun
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Then the revitalised Spanish striker added the second in firsthalf stoppage time from a superb right-foot strike.
The Sun
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The Arsenal striker is battling a muscle injury.
The Sun
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Bolton fans have taken Holdsworth to their hearts and the striker has responded in kind with his wholehearted commitment to the cause.
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Despite rainy weather, strikers picketed the company's head office in central Colombo.
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The pacy striker made just nine starts in two years, making a further 37 substitute appearances and scoring a total of five goals.
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The hunger strikers are demanding compensation and medical benefits for all the affected workers.
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The former Celtic striker picked himself up, dusted himself down, took a deep breath and blazed his spot-kick over the bar.
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The Mali striker grabbed a firsthalf brace to help the league leaders establish a club record NINE wins on the trot.
The Sun
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Police have used rubber bullets and birdshot against strikers.
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Stop shot: A technique in which the croqueted ball is hit considerable distance and striker's ball barely moves.
Postbulletin.com Local News
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However, ships carrying oil are unable to dock in Marseilles because strikers are blocking the port.
French Senate Passes Controversial Retirement Bill
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We changed shape and brought on another striker.
The Sun
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The striker bagged a string of goals that allowed Stoke to get to the comfort zone.
The Sun
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He was keen to stress that he sees his future as the central striker rather than a member of the supporting cast out wide.
The Sun
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The striker also delivered a spectacular bicycle kick but fired wide.
The Sun
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Dom flicked the striker with his thumb which rolled against the flint, it then made a spark that ignited the fuel it contained, creating a small flame.
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A good strong powerful striker who is excellent in the air and has brilliant shooting.
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Locking lugs on the bolt are removed, turning it into a striker, while the breech is sealed with a breech plug.
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The striker is only 19 but was still streetwise enough to cut across Balde as he entered the box.
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The foundry was a wreck, but even this did not satisfy the fury of the strikers, which had been excited by the presence of the strike-breakers imported by McGinnis.
To Him That Hath: a Tale of the West of Today
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The bowler is permitted, before entering his delivery stride, to attempt to run out the non-striker.
The Sun
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The government wants to take a hard line against the strikers.
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But he will snub his only chance of bringing in money for a much-needed striker by offloading anyone.
The Sun
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O'Connor is the type of guy who believes everything comes to strikers who score goals.
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Ralph is unique among MLS's top strikers in that he creates his own chances with his bullish play, skill, and determination, and can score on half-chances.
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Hunger strikers no longer feel obliged to duplicate the gravitas of such famous trailblazers as the suffragettes and Gandhi.
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Hundreds of railroad cars were burned by strikers.
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On Saturday, as port operators began to move cargo without the use of the striking longshoremen, the strikers initiated mass pickets to stop them.
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But he is on standby to fly to London at a moment's notice to help secure the deal for the superstar striker.
The Sun
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Three superstars in central midfield all trying to do the same job, no natural width and just two recognised strikers in a curiously unbalanced squad.
The Sun
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However, the team still boasts a mouth-watering array of talented players such as attacking midfielder Kaka, striker Robinho, and the super-fit defender Dani Alves of Barcelona.
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Eventually, the hunger strikers were force-fed.
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The young striker, on loan from Aston Villa, thumped the ball home.
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They can play the ball up to the strikers, and not take too much risk going forward.
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The Uruguayan is the smiling assassin of a striker.
BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
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With two excellent keepers and two quick strikers on offer it will be a case of who can make the most telling breakthrough?
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Then, four minutes from time, the striker blasted the ball against the bar with an empty net in front of him.
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Do we have another young striker we could bring on Apr 11th, 2009 at 1: 26 pm its unlukcy that were gonna be missing our two top goal scorers, but after yesterday we showed we can score goals from all parts of our team. keogh may not of been the best player in the team, but he chases down the ball, puts players under pressure. vokes started to look very tired an maybe isnt ready to play a full match. i really hope we dont sign harewood next season, hes not a good enough striker.
Express & Star
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In her mind, she held the view of the dead horse, the ragamuffins and the seepy-eyed girl alongside her memories of seeing the shirtwaist strikers calling fervently for justice, seeing her dozens of dresses strewn across the floor the day she’d offered one to Bella, and seeing an image of herself, lying in bed.
Uprising
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They struck on Tuesday of last week, when many strikers joined the picket line, and were due out again this Thursday.
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Grant will now select his strikers from Frédéric Piquionne, Carlton Cole and Demba Ba, the £6m January signing from Hoffenheim, for the six-pointer at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday .
West Ham's Robbie Keane faces six weeks out with calf-muscle injury
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The strikers have won overwhelming public support for their campaign to escape poverty.
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Chelsea's continued interest in Barcelona's electrifying striker Samuel Eto'o has only intensified the clubs' mutual dislike.
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‘Sutton is the perfect foil for a more mobile striker, and in his Blackburn days Shearer performed that role,’ the defender states.
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The striker made up for missing a golden opportunity earlier in the game in style.
The Sun
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The tin also has a small piece of striker I tore from a box of matches.
Strike Anywhere: The Best Matches for Survival Situations
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LIVERPOOL (AFP) - Liverpool striker Fernando Torres will visit a specialist to assess the full extent of the knee injury which forced him to miss Sunday's 0-0 draw with Fulham.
Soccerway.com
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But there are more problems for the striker as he hurts himself again putting on his protective boot.
The Sun
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There are so many stories about the journeyman striker from the 1980s, who was as tough off the pitch as on it.
Times, Sunday Times
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Reading loan striker has three goals in his last two games.
The Sun
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On 21 February there were clashes between police and the strikers across the reef, from Benoni to Fordsburg.
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He came on as a replacement for the injured striker.
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But once the tanks had rolled over the tents of the hunger strikers and once the bodies had been removed and the blood washed away, what was left was a breach between party and people that would never heal.
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The most obvious sign of our victory is that management has agreed to pay strikers their full wages, including scheduled overtime and full bonuses, for the days they were on strike.
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Police ordered the picketers to stay on the sidewalk, set up wooden barricades to pen them in and told strikers to extinguish the fires in oil drums they lit to stay warm.
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The Millwall striker kept his nerve and once again sent keeper James Walker the wrong way to put the Lions ahead - a lead that was rarely threatened.
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The columnist, a British Library reader, offered his wholehearted support to potential strikers.
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The striker could have had a hat-trick on another day but saw two more efforts bounce back off a post.
The Sun
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The government wants to take a hard line against the strikers.
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Showed some sublime touches in striker role.
The Sun
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If the winger beats two players and then crosses it for the striker, then there should be no problem.
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And the young striker was coolness personified as he swivelled and drilled into the bottom corner from 15 yards.
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He leaves listeners entirely convinced that his 18-year-old striker is morphing into a multi-faceted performer possessing the prowess, but none of the pretensions, synonymous with the game's most coveted wunderkinds.
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The Scotland striker's half-hearted effort was turned round for a corner by Wylie's legs.
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One of the worrying aspects for the Danes is a complete absence of cover for their two key strikers.
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As a result of the settlement many former strikers took early retirement or quit their jobs.
