sporting event

collocation in English

meaningsofsportingandevent

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sporting
adjective
uk
/ˈspɔː.tɪŋ/us
/ˈspɔːrt.ɪŋ/
relating ...
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event
noun[C]
uk
/ɪˈvent/us
/ɪˈvent/
anything that happens, especially something important ...
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(Definition ofsportingandeventfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsporting event

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An emphasis on circus, that most athletic of art forms, seemed very appropriate to accompany a major internationalsportingevent.
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In the context of asportingevent, they are also quite stereotyped, hence the announcer has a good idea of what is likely to transpire at any instant.
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Two children participated in a largesportingeventabroad a few days after leaving the camp, and developed symptoms there.
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It is important to consider not just thesportingeventitself but the wider opportunities presented for community regeneration and social cohesion.
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That must be close to a record television audience for asportingevent.
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If a greatsportingeventis shown on television, youngsters will be seen shortly thereafter playing on the local field and emulating the players.
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Whatever one feels about the argument, those scenes were an unfortunate feature of an internationalsportingeventin this country.
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The matter goes beyond this fundamental point of being able to watch asportingevent.
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We cannot take decisions in respect of every activity orsportingevent.
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Does he agree that that championship is the most significantsportingeventto be left off the list?
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No othersportingeventcovers such a wide spectrum of sport in such depth and with such competition.
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Surely the advertiser must know whether the type of programme will be a cabaret, a science review, a play or asportingevent.
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It is absurd that it is not on the list, because it is a majorsportingevent.
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That is a situation in which, presumably, we are being invited to designate a specificsportingevent.
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Surely this is not intended to apply to asportingevent—it cannot be.
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The designatedsportingeventwill have to be redefined to include half an hour before and half an hour after the game.
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Why not all vehicles which are going to or from the designatedsportingevent?
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A live broadcast of asportingeventmay be recorded for private purposes without infringement.
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It seems that no one at thesportingeventsaw what really happened.
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They come merely for thesportingeventand then return to their countries.
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