The only step remaining was to turn fully professional and compete with the best teams in the region on a weekly basis.

After already making 113 League appearances, he finally turned fully professional in 1978.

The company's 2013 production of Oklahoma will be the first fully professional musical the company has staged.

The company eventually folded in 1951 with financial problems arising from an attempt to turn fully professional.

He was described as fully professional with a charming character, always smiling and dedicated to his family.

He doubted that the girls were professionals, or at least fully professional.

The league also has 12 teams, and like the Premiership, will be fully professional.

Still, the Tsongas campaign does not yet have a fully professional gloss.

In 1961, the band turned fully professional, and headed for London.

Six of the eight teams were considered fully professional.