group of death

This was called the "group of death" for black humour.

It is particularly life in what has proved to be this year's Group of Death.

The boy finished plucking all those he could reach, looked around, and moved toward the group of death cups.

There may be an emphasis on the "group of death" having a tight finish, with all four teams in contention.

Before the current group of death row inmates, the state last held a prisoner facing execution in 1984.

Grouped in the "group of death," the national team beat the Chinese for the first time in 22 years.

There is often an assumption that a tournament has precisely one Group of Death.

The label "group of death" has been used in other sports than association football; for example:

The group of death has become the group of life."

The Group of Death has reached its final reckoning.

"Group of death" has occasionally been used to characterise a qualifying group in some other way.

The "Group of Death" may simply be the one with the strongest teams, or the most strong teams.

Meanwhile, a group of death row inmates ambush their prison bus and take the guards hostage.

After the draw for a tournament has been made, debates often arise about which of the preliminary groups is "the" group of death.

Occasionally, alternatives to "group of death" are proffered.

Group C was considered the 'group of death' with Russia dubbed the weakest team.

But Argentina's "group of death" saw the team fall at the first hurdle, only managing a victory against Nigeria.

Lack of consensus about which is the group of death can fuel enjoyable debates among fans and journalists.

A small group of death penalty opponents arrived at 4 a.m. and held a silent vigil for 168 minutes, one for each victim.

The great soccer tournament tradition is the Group of Death, a phrase that will survive even the terrorism alert in the world.

In 2007, The Guardian called this the deadliest-ever Group of Death.

This was considered a "group of death" with Romania as underdogs against three of Europe's top sides.

Scotland competed very well in the first half against Brazil in the Group of Death.

Denmark, stormed through Group E, dubbed the group of death with a 100 per cent record.

A small group of death penalty opponents chanted loudly outside the Assembly chambers, "Stop legal lynching."