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Meanings of take an army in English

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Usage of take an army in English
1
Normally it doesn't take an army for me to write a book.
Heart of stone
2
It would take an army of mathematicians weeks to work it out on paper.'
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
3
It would take an army to protect the nation's grain.
The Desert of Wheat
4
The country's economy had to be rebuilt, and this would take an army of sorts.
The Irish Times
5
There aren't many, but then it doesn't necessarily take an army to win a war.'
A quiet vendetta
6
It doesn't take an army to destroy a railroad.
The Boy Scout Aviators
7
It's going to take an army of people to really jump on board to reinvent music.
Ebony
8
The noises were getting louder, the sort of sound it would take an army to make.
The secret river
9
And though I would gladly take an army at my back, I believe all would die.
The Lair of Bones
10
It would take an army of craftsmen at least a century to build its twin at Agrigentum.
Roma eterna
11
To overwhelm a town of nearly five hundred people, it would take an army of psychopathic killers.
Phantoms
12
To kill the larvae and lemurs would take an army, trained and organized, loyal to one leader.
The Sorceress
13
It would take an army to keep them safe, but the station was willing to pay for it.
Danielle Steel
14
It would take an army of workers just to bring this place around, and the entire Bank of England.
Jewels
15
That would take an army.
The broken blade
16
It would take an army of priests, a water cannon filled with holy water, a loudspeaker to pronounce the benedictions.
Complete Books of Blood
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