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- adjective That takes place on a
sports field
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Examples
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K O'K is terrific on the actual cricket, but he does spend a lot of the quieter onfield moments enthusiastically trying to build a cult following for his speaking engagements.
Aussie cricket commentators have been a breath of fresh air on air | Rob Bagchi 2011
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For their manager, Oleg Blokhin, however, who took over in April, the concerns right now are purely onfield.
Poland and Ukraine lose momentum with issues over shirts and injuries 2011
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Numbers chimed surprisingly often with the onfield action.
Who is England's oldest ever debutant? Paolo Bandini 2010
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The casual banter that he acknowledged he missed was back, and for a moment, it was 1998 again, with Tino Martinez hitting a home run, and Jorge Posada playfully untucking Williams's shirt before Williams ran onfield for his introduction.
Bernie Can't Quite Let It Go Daniel Barbarisi 2011
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The Molineux crowd is reported to be increasingly bemused by his onfield tactics and penchant for buying expensive players and then refusing to play them.
Five things we learned from the Premier League this weekend Barry Glendenning 2010
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Hoping that the hero stumbles in terms of personal integrity seems cruel, but it's more acceptable to expect onfield performance that gives evidence of mortality.
The Secrets of Tebow Hatred Michael Medved 2012
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As well as all the onfield drama, Edgbaston has also finished the England captaincies of Mike Denness, Nasser Hussain and Michael Vaughan, observed Robin Smith perform heroics on a pig of a pitch in 1995 and Paul Collingwood slam a six to bring up a comeback century in 2008 after Andrew Flintoff had bullied Jacques Kallis with a brutal burst in the same match.
Edgbaston usually makes the right noises where England are concerned | Rob Bagchi 2011
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Hoping that the hero stumbles in terms of personal integrity might seem churlish and cruel, but it's more acceptable to root for onfield performance that gives evidence of mere mortality.
The Secrets of Tebow Hatred Michael Medved 2012
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But after years of onfield mediocrity, Newcastle enters Saturday's game against Everton looking down on Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Arsenal with more than a quarter of the season gone.
Soccer's Cut-Price Revolution Jonathan Clegg 2011
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But Zidane was keeping alive a tradition of onfield violence and abuse.
The World Cup's worst fouls: The beautiful game at its ugliest 2010
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