Sentence examples for formidable line of from inspiring English sources

Atop this, an array of 62 watchtowers, jutting out at regular intervals, formed a formidable line of defence.

If teamed with Toomer and Jeremy Shockey, he would give the Giants a formidable line of receivers.

McClellan later testified with great frustration: "We had no information as to the true course of the Warwick across the Peninsula, nor of the formidable line of works which it covered".

The security forces have set up a formidable line of checkpoints across the province, people in Ain al-Beida said, trying to block the flow of goods and people to the border zone.

Beijing time gave Mr. Ebersol a formidable line of defense against anyone who suggested that the schedule tailored for American television would prove detrimental to the athletes — and some Australian swimming officials did just that.

It is a formidable line of fearless, ambitious talent, and if the pack can produce quick ball they may light up Europe, starting at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli against Castres.

With insufficient resources to defeat the enemy in the field, Wellington (John Malkovich) has had the foresight to build some formidable lines of fortifications on the hills that the French would have to cross to reach the capital.

Lesley Douglas's Sony award-winning station of the year, Radio 2, boasts a formidable line-up of talent and a 13.3 million audience, making it the most listened-to station in the land.

It is a formidable task, matched by a formidable line-up of participants.

He became line coach under Jim Crowley at Fordham University (1933 38), creating the formidable line called the "Seven Blocks of Granite".

There are several fans' favourites at the moment but I'd have to choose Bobby Olejnik in goal: his confident presence and frequent heroics have given us a formidable last line of defence.