Sentences with phrase «veritable army»

The characters of One Piece, each wielding a ridiculous amount of power and leading veritable armies against each other while the elite among them battle like demigods among their mortal followers.

That's because houses need concrete foundations, softwood framing, asphalt shingles, windows and a veritable army of workers to assemble and install it all.

The Gunners have a veritable army of scouts scouring the world looking for (cheap) talented youngsters to fill the academy, and it seems that only in an utmost urgency will they start recommending experienced ready - to - play First XI players, and so us Gooners should not pay much attention to any Arsenal transfer rumours in the near future.

In fact Jenkins was part of a veritable army of accomplished and well - connected lobbyists and consultants that achieved something that was, in its way, spectacular: the flat - out capitulation of the mayor, after an almost unprecedented display of political power by a corporation in New York.

Humans travel with a veritable army of hitch - hikers: marine plants and animals that float in a ship's ballast water; rats, bugs, and other creepers (and slitherers) that stow away in cargo planes.

This year, we were bested by a trivia - hungry supercomputer, mesmerized by a zombie apocalypse, and defended by a veritable army of superheroes.

A veritable army of outfits in Iran offer to write theses and scientific papers for a fee, advertising on the internet, through fliers, and via the placard - carrying touts who line the sidewalk outside the University of Tehran.

If that's the case, a handful of bad actors may be leading a veritable army of social media bots, seeking to tip elections in country after country.

We now have a veritable army of soldiers.

Mireles leads the Autodefensas, ordinary people armed with far more than pistols to challenge the veritable army of drug gangs.

The Seven are hired; the Seven retake the town from the industrialist's goons; the Seven train the townspeople in self - defense; the Seven wait for the inevitable climax in which the industrialist returns with a veritable army.

Both also carry a long history of making speed lovers smile, and command a veritable army of zealous followers to champion their claim to hot hatch supremacy.

In a statement, executive director Carl Lennertz cited lack of outside funding as the main reason for ending the book - giving project that, through a veritable army of volunteers, aimed to put books directly into the hands of reluctant and non-readers.

This led to the creation of the Bureau of Prohibition in 1927, a veritable army structured to fight organized crime.

While attending Lord Raynecourt's annual holiday house party she has been relentlessly pursued by a veritable army of men after her hand in marriage.

She also watches over a veritable army of pets.

Every month the huge veterinary pharmaceutical manufacturers sent a veritable army of salesmen out.

So this veritable army of animal lovers has to keep watch 24/7 throughout kitten season.

Montmartre is a familiar setting for art aficionados the world over, having housed and entertained a veritable army of painters, writers and tastemakers through the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

In it, players take control of a veritable army of superheroes that swarm over their targets, occasionally transforming into huge weapons capable of administering uber - powered attacks.

Sherman has minted a veritable army of alter egos in her signature portrait photography over the past decades; ahead of her survey at The Broad this June, she offers a show of various signature types she has shot, including a return to the familiar terrain of early Hollywood.

In the past six months, a veritable army of artists and organizers have put together a real and astonishing accomplishment: a school.

Recruited from Tate Modern four years ago to vivify the Met's Modern and contemporary collection, Wagstaff has been on a hiring tear; her staff currently numbers 10, a veritable army inside the nonprofit institution.

Our Team Triple Pundit has over 35 active correspondents and a veritable army of occasional and guest contributors.

Another staple are the bushels of tomatoes I process and can in late summer — a veritable army of Mason jars lining shelves in the basement.

Unusual for a city in Texas, a veritable army of musicians, artists, students and bohemians promote the countercultural characteristics of this vibrant city.