professional league

collocation in English

meaningsofprofessionalandleague

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professional
adjective
uk
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/us
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/
relating to work that needs special training ...
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league
noun[C]
uk
/liːɡ/us
/liːɡ/
a group of teams playing a sport who take part in competitions between ...
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(Definition ofprofessionalandleaguefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Similar lotteries are run for the benefit of local football clubs—mostprofessionalleagueclubs have one—and many are facing financial crisis.
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He made hisprofessionalleaguelevel debut in the 2.
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Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fullyprofessionalleague). 2.
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He made his debut on theprofessionalleaguelevel in the 2.
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Their first season ofprofessionalleaguecompetition was disappointing, with only three wins in ten matches.
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He made his debut on theprofessionalleaguelevel when he started in the 2.
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Many club owners were not keen on the idea of establishing aprofessionalleague, despite paying players under the table.
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The result was a team that, for all intents and purposes, was a club team in aprofessionalleague.
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Suddenly the call of theprofessionalleaguewas a very strong draw to men who could not claim money for playing union.
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At this time, however, college football was much more popular than anyprofessionalleague.
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Overall, he made 604professionalleagueappearances in a playing career spanning 23 years from 1977 to 2000.
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When rugby union becameprofessionalleagueplayers were allowed to play for rugby union teams, leading to a reversal in cross-code switching.
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No licenses from real-lifeprofessionalleagueare used.
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Basketball was invented in 1891 and its firstprofessionalleagueformed in the 1920s.
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The establishment of aprofessionalleaguehas been recognized as a major step to make this goal come true.
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That season he played 31 times in theprofessionalleagueand played twice in promotion playoffs, finished as the losing semi-finalists.
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The four clubs were accused of match-fixing in order to advance into theprofessionalleague.
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Others feel the title is fitting, since it is the onlyprofessionalleagueof its kind.
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Theprofessionalleaguewill resume play in 2013.
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