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directorial
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Chris Menges' directorial debut which received critical acclaim and festival awards throughout the world.
full
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The scorer, teenager Kevin Horlock, who was making his full league debut .
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But Liverpool equalised as Ndah's full debut ended in disaster.
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Ipswich v Newcastle Ipswich's ex-Norwich winger Donowa makes his full League debut for his home-town team.
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Meanwhile, 18-year-old full-back Michael Gray stands by for his full League debut at Southend.
impressive
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Guillaume makes an impressive debut and with more interesting material, his scenes with Anne Brochet would have set the screen alight.
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His performance ruined an impressive home debut by Dikembe Mutombo, who finished with 21 points and 16 rebounds.
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Sparse and graphic; an impressive debut .
international
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The big defender made his international debut in 1987 under Bobby Robson, and won 66 caps.
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The 28-year old made his international debut against Costa Rica in 1994 and has 33 caps to his name.
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Toopi, on his international debut , put Maori ahead after 11 minutes with the first of his two tries.
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I thought that he had a good international debut .
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Occupation: Construction worker. International debut: v New Zealand 1990.
professional
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Williams, who made her professional debut two years ago at this tournament, will face Brenda Schultz-McCarthy.
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He made his professional debut as a composer in 1953 with a commission from the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
seasonal
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He won on his seasonal debut at Chepstow last month and wasn't at all disgraced when third at Ascot the other day.
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He made a satisfactory seasonal debut at Newbury the other day.
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On his seasonal debut he was beaten six lengths by the very fit Cruising Altitude.
senior
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Omagh gave a senior debut to 16-year-old Aidan Coyle, no relation to departed striker Liam.
■ NOUN
album
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Acting on instinct, he decided to make their debut album something better than the usual cash-in of the time.
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A really fine debut album by a local jazz player who seldom gets any ink.
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The front cover of Dry, their debut album , captures Harvey's lipsticked mouth smudged against glass.
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The single is from their debut album and they wrote and produced it themselves.
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With their debut album for the superb independent label Dorado, D*Note are going to go clear.
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It was six months before their debut album was in the shops and by that time public interest in them had waned.
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If the debut album wasn't enough to send such theories flying towards the bin, tonight deals them a death-blow.
cup
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The 18-year-old midfielder is in line for his Cup debut in place of Cup-tied Craig Hignett.
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O'Connor made his World Cup debut in 1974 and Rafferty has made seven appearances.
home
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New boy John Byrne makes his home debut together with Matt Elliott.
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His performance ruined an impressive home debut by Dikembe Mutombo, who finished with 21 points and 16 rebounds.
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And they don't make their home debut until April 30.
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Vinnies home debut , came on as sub to huge cheers.
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That means a home debut for Brett Williams on loan from Nottingham Forest.
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Southend ruined manager Peter Shilton's home debut for Plymouth, who went to the bottom.
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When Nicholas returned to Parkhead to play his home debut in a showpiece friendly against Everton he was greeted with rapturous applause.
league
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The scorer, teenager Kevin Horlock, who was making his full league debut .
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Turner, who made his League debut on opening day, played for the youth team last week.
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Ipswich v Newcastle Ipswich's ex-Norwich winger Donowa makes his full League debut for his home-town team.
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Meanwhile, 18-year-old full-back Michael Gray stands by for his full League debut at Southend.
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Wilkinson made his League debut for Grimsby as a teenager and scored after five minutes against Charlton Athletic.
test
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West Indies' second innings saviour: Jimmy Adams, on his Test debut , making a defiant and unbeaten 79.
■ VERB
act
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Barone, in his acting debut , does a serviceable job.
direct
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Hall, in his directing debut , has created an effective mix of comedy, drama and action.
make
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Northerns made their debut a week later at the same venue and defeated Transvaal 22-14.
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He made his professional debut as a composer in 1953 with a commission from the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
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Cycling: Mountain biking makes its Olympic debut .
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Another aspect of the times had made its debut .
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Well, 14-year-old Delgado makes his Wimbledon debut as one this summer.
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The Darling Buds Of May beauty looked tastier than ever when she made her debut as a waitress.
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And they don't make their home debut until April 30.
mark
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Robinson might have marked his debut with a bucketful, but instead had to watch just about everybody else score.
record
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Whipping Boy have just finished recording their debut album in Sun Studios, Dublin.
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From there he set about recording his solo debut .
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Baptiste's recording debut as leader is magnificent.
score
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After scoring his spectacular debut goal, Pollock ran over towards Middlesbrough's travelling fans and did a somersault.
set
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Liverpool's latest recruit Stig Inge Bjornbye is set for a dramatic debut next week after receiving a work permit.
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The ex-CSKA Moscow goalkeeper is set to make his debut for the reserves against Oxford tonight.
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"Little Man Tate" was Jodie Foster's directorial debut .
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Charlie Chaplin made his film debut in 1913.
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Their debut album was recorded in 1991.
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This is his debut for his new club, Manchester United.
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As a fourteen-year-old she had made her debut in a particularly sophisticated team, and went on to appear on Broadway.
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Both players will be making their debuts.
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Hall, in his directing debut , has created an effective mix of comedy, drama and action.
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He made 45 on his debut against Sefton and then 82 against Liverpool.
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No film technician arranging the special effects for an adventure film could have created a more spectacular debut .
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Nobody seemed to have any doubt that Pencader would trounce his rivals on his debut at Newbury last month.
II. verb
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make
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He made his Kings debut Saturday, but his back stiffened up afterward.
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The show will debut Monday night at 8 p.m.
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She also debuts on the collectors' Web site, www. barbie. com.
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The show debuts at 8 p. m. on Feb. 23 and runs through March 3.
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To keep pace with the popularity of skating, Collins is debuting a 15-show winter mini-tour at East Coast venues on Wednesday.