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Meanings of imposing spectacle in English

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Usage of imposing spectacle in English
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We had scarcely gone a mile when an imposing spectacle presented itself.
The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life
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A couple of miles below Pasiest we enjoy an imposing spectacle.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy
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A Korean lady travelling in her sedan chair is quite an imposing spectacle.
Travels in the Far East
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Mr. George said it was the most imposing spectacle that he ever saw.
Rollo on the Rhine
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As his troops crowned the Surkh Kotul they saw before them an imposing spectacle.
The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80
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It was a new, yet inexpressibly thrilling and imposing spectacle.
Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams / Sixth President ...
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It was a solemn and imposing spectacle, that humble funeral.
Roughing It in the Bush
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Their large flowing pants, their gaudy striped long hose, made quite an imposing spectacle.
History of Kershaw's Brigade / With Complete Roll of Companies, ...
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But, in that wealth of splendour, the most imposing spectacle of all was the Queen.
Queen Victoria
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Nearly the whole population suspended ordinary business and turned out to witness the imposing spectacle.
Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia / From ...
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The Montgolfiere rose at first very gently in a diagonal line, presenting an imposing spectacle.
Wonderful Balloon Ascents; Or, The Conquest of the Skies / A His...
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It was an imposing spectacle, a fine display of the power of mind over matter.
In the Track of the Troops
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It was an imposing spectacle, as the French expedition made its way down Lake George.
With Wolfe in Canada: The Winning of a Continent
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I once witnessed a very imposing spectacle in the great mosque at Delhi, on the Moslem Sabbath.
Oriental Religions and Christianity / A Course of Lectures Deliv...
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A more magnificent and imposing spectacle cannot be conceived; but it is very fearful and sufficiently appalling.
Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West / The Experience of an Early S...
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Critics and public had expected a brilliant and imposing spectacle like "Rienzi" and were disappointed.
The World's Great Men of Music: Story-Lives of Master Musicians
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