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Examples
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As new-boy boss Philip Clarke admitted yesterday, the previously all-conquering high street giant was probably due a bit of a pause: "We've run hot too long".
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The first time the Doctor drops some really modern new-boy slang I'm staging a walk-out.
One nice thing about the new Doctor... elevenseyebrows 2009
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Last of the three musketeers charged with defending M&B's honour is new-boy finance director Tim Jones.
Mitchells & Butlers: the giant pub company with no one to call 'time' 2011
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He called to mind the first-night of this term, and the vision of his young brother breaking down with his new-boy troubles next morning.
The Cock-House at Fellsgarth Talbot Baines Reed 1872
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Philip Clarke, new-boy chief executive, let it all spill out.
The Guardian World News Rupert Neate 2012
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Ferguson has even suggested that if new-boy Jones, a £16.5million buy from Blackburn in the summer, Evans and Smalling perform to the level he expects, he will face a selection dilemma when Vidic and Ferdinand return from injury.
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City's £27million new-boy Edin Dzeko made an impressive debut but was upstaged by his strike partner, who was joined on the scoresheet by brothers Kolo and Yaya Toure.
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Gloucester take softly, softly approach to 23-year-old new-boy referee Luke Pearce in victory over Worcester Gloucester heeded the words of head coach Bryan Redpath not to "rant and rave" at debutant Premiership referee Luke Pearce, 23, who became the youngest official to take charge of a match in the competition in Saturday's 29-8 victory over Worcester.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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City's £27million new-boy Edin Dzeko made an impressive debut but was upstaged by his strike partner, who was joined on the scoresheet by brothers Kolo and Yaya Toure.
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WALES new-boy Liam Williams has been likened to 1970s legend JPR Williams.
WalesOnline - Home WalesOnline 2011
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