noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
big
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Derry have scored four goals in their last five games with three of those coming from the big striker .
good
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Shame-Man City are looking for two good strikers .
international
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But his matchwinner ten minutes from time was worthy of any international striker .
new
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And ... well doesn't the new striker remind you of another Swindon Saviour?
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They face Gilligan, Portsmouth's new £215,000 striker from Cardiff.
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Three hundred thousand pounds for their new striker .
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He is quoted as 9-2 favourite to do so and Ladbrokes report heavy betting on the new Sky Blues striker .
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The new Sunderland striker steadied himself before blasting an unstoppable left-foot drive past Karavaev.
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Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan is also looking for a new striker .
young
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The young striker was on the pitch for just five minutes before he made his mark.
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Right now, Aberdeen's young striker , Eoin Jess, is that something.
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There was less encouraging news for Coyle last night; young striker Brian McCarron broke his leg in a freak training accident.
■ NOUN
gary
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It could even beat the £35,000 top price paid by Linfield to Shelbourne for striker Gary Haylock this summer.
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He spoke out yesterday after Brentford striker Gary Blissett was cleared of a charge of causing grievous bodily harm.
hunger
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Rather, they said, it was the imminent death of the hunger strikers that stepped up the political pressure this week.
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There are various manifestos: many of the hunger strikers have put up their own, alongside Angela Kunze's.
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When hunger striker Bobby Sands was buried in May 1981, 50, 000 people attended his funeral.
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Let us hope it does so before more hunger strikers die.
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A boycott of classes also began in support of the hunger strikers .
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The health of some of the hunger strikers was reported on May 31 to be precarious.
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Some stop to talk to the hunger strikers .
■ VERB
play
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Kernaghan played as a striker or at the heart of defence.
replace
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He was widely expected to replace Reading striker , Quinn, but instead will play alongside him.
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That strike ended in the spring of 1992, when Caterpillar made headlines by threatening to permanently replace the strikers .
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INJURY-HIT Hartlepool made a last minute signing to replace injured record striker Andy Saville.
score
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The Cappielow striker has scored in every round and includes the only hat-trick of the competition among his seven strikes.
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The 21-year-old striker has scored seven goals in 13 Premier League games since a surprise £1 million move from Millwall in September.
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The Rangers striker Ally McCoist scored twice to take his total so far this season to 43.
send
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Carlton Palmer sent make-shift striker Paul Warhurst clear in the 31st minute for an explosive finish that finally removed any Wednesday anxiety.
sign
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Port Vale have signed Morton striker Alex Mathie on a month's loan.
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Kendall, desperate to sign a striker before Saturday's Premier League kick-off, met Harford after agreeing a £300,000 fee.
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Atkinson wants to sign a striker before next month's transfer deadline and has placed the North-East duo under scrutiny.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I hope Wilko cuts his losses with our Brian and then goes out to look for a decent striker .
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Shame-Man City are looking for two good strikers.
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Specialist positions such as goalkeeper and striker would be joined by the mediator and even ambassador.
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The striker has paid the price for a run which has seen Pompey win only two of their last 19 games.
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Thus the reactions of politicians, police and employers have a different weight to those of demonstrators, rioters or strikers.