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- noun Plural form of
world-beater .
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Examples
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They've managed to muster enough limited-overs skills to become T20 world champions, but at no point in the four decades since ODIs were introduced have they ever looked like world-beaters.
Both India, England Struggle on Foreign Soil Richard Lord 2011
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The trick, if there is one, is probably not playing like world-beaters in the first place, so as not to give yourselves too much to live up to in the second half of the season.
West Brom do not look like yoyos now Roberto Di Matteo has added steel Paul Wilson 2010
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In a telling fashion, though, even when the villains responsible were brought to justice, more evil world-beaters stepped up to take their place.
Hero History: Dynamo | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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By common consent a heavy hitter was needed for the performance role, the aim being to re-establish English rugby as world-beaters in 2015.
RFU back to amateur era as it looks to hire Sir Clive Woodward | Robert Kitson 2011
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That is the official new parlance for looking like world-beaters before Christmas and then being unable to buy a victory in the New Year, culminating in either relegation or an uncomfortably narrow escape.
West Brom do not look like yoyos now Roberto Di Matteo has added steel Paul Wilson 2010
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If they could pour all their good tennis into one tournament, these guys would be world-beaters.
Andy Murray thrashes Feliciano López to reach US Open fourth round 2011
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Many of us regularly bemoan the collapse of British manufacturing, and the loss, well within living memory, of industries which were once world-beaters: shipbuilding, railways, motor vehicles and aircraft.
Not on a roll: the 3.5 million voters who make up the democratic deficit Derek Brown 2010
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England must deal with a team of world-beaters at Wembley on Saturday, although there may be no eclipsing one in particular among the Spanish ranks.
Joe Hart and England prepare to cope with Spain's Silva lining 2011
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Are the Phillies shaping up to be world-beaters, or a chimera?
The Year of the Killer Rotation? Matthew Futterman 2011
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Finn, Shahzad and Bresnan are not yet world-beaters but at least the reservoir of bowling reserves is a little deeper.
Steven Finn and Ajmal Shahzad stake England claims to face Pakistan Vic Marks at Old Trafford 2010
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