Sentence examples for a formidable central from inspiring English sources

And it is not only his tackling that has improved; since Ancelotti succeeded Mourinho as head coach last summer, Modric has developed a formidable central midfield partnership with Xabi Alonso and Angel di Maria, statistically improving virtually every facet of his game in the process.

Best I played with and best pairings I've seen with Vida/JT" – a reference to Nemanja Vidic and Terry, with whom Ferdinand formed formidable central defensive partnerships for club and country.

Heralded as America's next formidable central midfielder (but perhaps with far more natural talent than Michael Bradley) the 19-year-old midfielder is entering the last year of his contract with Fulham, and is gaining interest from a bevy of European teams.

Inigo Martinez cuts a formidable figure in central defense.

Rustin, a formidable organiser and central figure in the civil rights movement, was a complex and compelling figure.

Last season the Wanderers conceded the fewest goals of any team, with Topor-Stanley and Beauchamp forming a formidable partnership in central defence.

The news raised fears that Japan may slip back into deflation, despite a formidable effort by the central bank over the past two years to break the country's deflationary spiral.Consumer prices in the euro zone fell by 0.1% year on year in March.

A formidable appearance and manner became central to the family's sense of itself; in an early portrait, Otto's father, Markus, a distinguished lawyer, appears with waxed mustaches pointing upward like raised swords.

He and Mr. Paul's two state co-chairmen — along with two other Paul supporters — now make up 5 of 17 members on the state Republican central committee, a formidable presence in the party.

On this evidence, Rogers has a central role in a formidable apparatus of authority and capital – the old power of the Lords, the governmental power of quangos and government departments, the money power of property and real estate.

Meniscus tears involving the central region remain a formidable challenge to orthopaedic surgeons, as the absence of vasculature and a complex loading environment prevent a robust healing response (Abrams et al. 2013; Arnoczky and Warren 1983; Fox et al. 2015).