Sentence examples for formidable lines from inspiring English sources

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.

And that's a pretty formidable line-up".

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

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

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

Evening specials added 5 more appetizers, 4 main courses and a dessert to an already formidable line-up.

It looks like a formidable line-up: the government, the CBI, the air transport industry and the unions.

In fact, Manville has a formidable line in conservative women – last year, she was a deeply insecure Margaret Thatcher in Channel 4's drama-documentary series The Queen.

Notre Dame comes into the final viewed as the underdog against Baylor, given this season's history and the Bears' formidable line-up led by star center Brittney Griner.

Indeed, the front-end of the grid for this years Le Mans 24 Hours boast a formidable line-up, with three manufacturers, Audi, Toyota and Porsche all entering works teams.

To get an idea of what he can bring to Chelsea's formidable line-up, imagine a cross between Makelele and Patrick Vieira, Essien's two favourite players.