Sentence examples for a formidable minority of from inspiring English sources

Still he might have arrayed against him a formidable minority of his own ranks, who, instead of remaining in their present passive state, would have started into a dogged opposition, and, entrenching themselves behind the crumbling bulwarks of old monopoly, prepared for a vigorous resistance.

And it could also help the fortunes of Fernando Ferrer, the former Bronx borough president, by focusing attention on him as the most formidable minority candidate.

The protesters are a minority that cannot win through elections, but they comprise a formidable alliance of opposition leaders, royalists, and businessmen who have set their sights on ousting the government.

Hers was a formidable achievement of intellect and will.

Iraq had a formidable arsenal of chemical weapons.

This book is a formidable labor of six years.

It is also a formidable collection of talent.

Even so, the shoot faced a formidable set of restrictions.

The A.M.A. has a formidable team of lobbyists.

It is a formidable combination of space and light.

The unknown remains a formidable part of his game.