Sentence examples for formidable soldier from inspiring English sources

It's confident that the experience of undergoing Marine Corps basic training will turn you into a formidable soldier.

The able, dynamic chief of staff, Marshal Nikolay Ogarkov, was moved sideways and replaced by Marshal Sergey Akhromeyev, another formidable soldier.

Commanded not by officers but by chieftains, they were formidable foot soldiers more notable for physical prowess and courage than for tactical organization.

Chad's military is more formidable, with 20,000 soldiers battle-hardened by previous experience of combating insurgents.

Stephen Fung, China (North American Premiere) Young genius Yang Luchan travels to Chen Village to learn the forbidden secrets of martial arts, but quickly learns that the village is menaced by a formidable battalion of Steampunk soldiers.

* Rory Stewart, Conservative MP for Penrith and the Borders, would make a formidable internet dater: the former soldier, Harvard academic and celebrated author enjoys spending time with friends (the Prince of Wales, for example), long walks in the country (Cumbria) and international travel (Iraq, Afghanistan).

Some southern generals have grown rich and lazy on pilfered funds but their soldiers are still formidable bush fighters, easier to disperse than to defeat.

In that decade, Breaking the Silence has collected a formidable oral history of Israeli soldiers' highly critical assessments of the world of conflict and occupation.

He assembled a formidable force of campaign foot soldiers that demonstrated the ongoing utility of retail politics.

General Petraeus, America's most admired soldier, is also a formidable replacement, not least because of his greater clout in Washington.

Both the rugged terrain and the tough Samnite soldiers proved to be formidable challenges, which forced Rome to adopt military innovations that were later important for conquering the Mediterranean.