Sentence examples for the strongest fleet from inspiring English sources

Installations had to be built for 250 ships; it was the strongest fleet in the empire.

The victory at Waterloo in 1815 left Britain the dominant power in Europe with the Royal Navy the strongest fleet in the world - despite suffering a series of significant but small-scale reverses during the War of 1812 with the fledgling United States Navy.

The task of quickly and effectively clearing roads buried under a foot of snow can be a challenging feat even for the strongest fleet of snowplows.

The operation's success was limited as the Royal Navy forces, already heavily involved in the Napoleonic Wars, were unable to permanently suppress the strong fleets of the Al Qasimi of Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah.

While there are only a handful of boats that can gun for the glory of first over the line, every boat in the 89 strong fleet competes on an even footing when handicap calculations come into it – their prize is the glittering Tattersalls Cup trophy for a win on corrected time and a sparkling new Rolex.

What makes Battleship special is the lateness of its deployment: the line pops up after the alien invasion, following the destruction of Hong Kong and once two of the (four-strong) fleet of tugs that are our only hope of salvation have been blown to bits.

A fast run to Lisbon, even though the wind strength will be relatively light, was in prospect for the eight-strong fleet of trimarans as they left Valencia on the opening leg of the inaugural Route des Princes.

It will take the six-strong fleet three weeks to cover the 6,776 nautical miles to Brazil, passing Cape Horn on the tip of South America.

Aircraft from the 26-strong fleet had flown into and out of the UK at least 210 times since 9/11, the newspaper reported, "an average of one flight a week", refuelling at RAF bases and civilian airports that included Northolt, Heathrow, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Belfast and – the agency's favourite destination – Prestwick.

TfL estimates the 600-strong fleet will reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the city by almost 20,000 tonnes a year.

More than a sixth of the 65,000-strong fleet of unsold MG Rover cars bequeathed by BMW to the so-called Phoenix four saviours of Longbridge five years ago have disappeared from the company's public records, the Guardian has learned.