The fort stood on level ground a quarter of a mile or so from the village, guarded by a high palisade and a deep double ditch lined with a fearsome array of spikes.

A fearsome array of American and British armor lined up across southern Iraq in preparation for what may be the decisive battle of the war against Iraq, American military officials said.

A fearsome array of martial arts weapons sat on racks on the floor and hung off hooks on the wall.

The thing was quite gigantic, with a bristling, serried and fearsome array of highly polished rods and pistons.

They are cylindrical worm-like creatures with a fearsome array of crystalline teeth that are used primarily for rasping rocks and sand.

'Ed Miliband will need to take on a fearsome array of the vested interests he is so angry about.'

He was an impressive sight, coming out of the transit; a seven-ch'i giant, in full combat dress and carrying a fearsome array of weaponry.

Many of the faces were attached to bodies holding a fearsome array of homely weapons that had been handed down from generation to generation for centuries, often with some force.

The man smiled at him from behind a line of sailors holding a fearsome array of boarding pikes.

Civil unrest was widespread, but South Africa had a fearsome array of police and military forces to counter it.