touchline ban

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noun

sport an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match

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Words nearby touchline ban

touch-in-goal, touch-in-goal line, touch judge, touchless, touchline, touchline ban, touchmark, touch-me-not, touch off, touch on, touchpad

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How to use touchline ban in a sentence

If the Israel model ban were directed towards disordered eating, Ravin says she would support it whole-heartedly.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models|Carrie Arnold|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But in 1969, a longstanding practice was challenged—its ban on women.
The Bars That Made America Great|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A ban on the ringing of church bells, lifted in 1941, was reimposed.
Remembering the Russian Priest Who Fought the Orthodox Church|Cathy Young|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Aside from a blanket ban, social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit are nearly impossible to control.
China’s Internet Is Freer Than You Think|Brendon Hong|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Or are the risks so great that a temporary ban is necessary?
New York’s Conservative Fracking Ban|Jay Michaelson|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We no longer live in an age when down-trodden laborers meet by candlelight with the ban of the law upon their meeting.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
Weary of their ungodliness the Church placed its ban upon them under this ban it seems they die.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Even when Christianity fell under the ban of persecution that freedom of sepulture was not at first interfered with.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
For ten years Matthew and Mary lived happily together, or would have been happy if it had not been for the ban of the church.
Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey|Thomas Perkins
"Aye ban tank we joost get it nice quiet van you come back again," Anderson remarked in mock melancholy.
The Argus Pheasant|John Charles Beecham