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1 Normally it doesn't take an army for me to write a book.
2 It would take an army of mathematicians weeks to work it out on paper.'
3 It would take an army to protect the nation's grain.
4 The country's economy had to be rebuilt, and this would take an army of sorts.
5 There aren't many, but then it doesn't necessarily take an army to win a war.'
6 It doesn't take an army to destroy a railroad.
7 It's going to take an army of people to really jump on board to reinvent music.
8 The noises were getting louder, the sort of sound it would take an army to make.
9 And though I would gladly take an army at my back, I believe all would die.
10 It would take an army of craftsmen at least a century to build its twin at Agrigentum.
11 To overwhelm a town of nearly five hundred people, it would take an army of psychopathic killers.
12 To kill the larvae and lemurs would take an army , trained and organized, loyal to one leader.
13 It would take an army to keep them safe, but the station was willing to pay for it.
14 It would take an army of workers just to bring this place around, and the entire Bank of England.
16 It would take an army of priests, a water cannon filled with holy water, a loudspeaker to pronounce the benedictions.
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