Jack Hobbs establishing himself as England's first-choice opening batsman with three centuries, while Frank Foster ( 32 wickets at 21. 62 ) and Sydney Barnes ( 34 wickets at 22. 88 ) formed a formidable bowling partnership.

The Grand Duchy, a formidable power, formed in 1385 a dynastic union with Poland and became Christianized, merging into the Polish – Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1569.

Geoffrey the Handsome, with his indefatigable energy, was eminently fitted to suppress the coalitions of his vassals, the most formidable of which was formed in 1129.

Although his debut with Winnipeg was held up in litigation by the NHL, Hull instantly became the WHA's greatest star, and with Swedish linemates Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson formed one of the most formidable forward lines of the 1970s ( known as " The Hot Line "), leading the Jets to two AVCO Cups during his time with the club.

The Allied armies succeeded in conquering the southern part of Italy but by early October had come up against the Volturno Line, the first of two lines ( the next being the Barbara Line ) used to delay the Allied advance to buy time to prepare the most formidable defensive positions which formed the Winter Line.

This political combine has since seen some in-fighting from two of the most formidable power blocks to have formed since the 2004 general elections.

The two men formed a formidable political partnership following the fall of Walpole, and together dominated British politics until Henry's death in 1754.

More elaborate and formidable obstructions could be formed with multiple lines of stakes connected with wire running from side-to-side, back-to-front, and diagonally in every possible direction.

Vaughn formed a formidable middle of the lineup with shortstop Nomar Garciaparra.

It was at Chelsea that Desailly formed a formidable partnership with Frank Leboeuf.

During his spell with Bayern Munich, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and he formed such a formidable one-two-punch that they were often called Breitnigge.

In his basketball career, Malone spent his first 18 seasons ( 1985 – 2003 ) with the Utah Jazz and formed a formidable duo with his teammate John Stockton.

Historically they formed a formidable barrier which, to some extent, isolated the northeast of Scotland from the Scottish Lowlands, physically and culturally.

Two lines, the Volturno Line and the Barbara Line, were used to delay the Allied advance so as to buy time to prepare the most formidable defensive positions, which formed the Winter Line-the collective name for the Gustav Line and two associated defensive lines on the west of the Apennine Mountains, the Bernhardt Line and the Hitler Line.

In Carter's first two seasons, he and his distant cousin Tracy McGrady formed a formidable one-two punch as Raptor teammates.

started conquests to reclaim the Punjabi lands from invaders and he recruited local Punjabis and established a formidable army and under his command not only Sikhs but Punjabi Muslims were united and he started a conquest of Reclaiming the lands of Punjab and also as a retribution of Afghan Empire he attacked Peshawar and defeated all Pukhtoon tribes up to Khyber Pass and formed the secular Sikh Empire and later as a result of Wars between Sikh Empire and British out of which the most famous were First Anglo-Sikh War and the Second Anglo-Sikh War the Sikh Empire came to an end but until the Britishers came no Pukhtoon tribe was able to recapture Peshawar from Sikh Punjabi forces.

In the era of coach Csernai he found in midfielder Paul Breitner a congenial partner and he formed such a formidable one-two-punch that they were only called Breitnigge ( name invented by German newspaper Bild ).

The upper reaches of the Tombigbee formed the homeland of the formidable Chickasaw prior to their removal in 1838.

All 3 Soviet Division's now formed a formidable defense line around the lakes, as well as the towns of Allakurtti and Kayrala.

During this period, McLeish formed a formidable defensive triumvirate with Willie Miller and Jim Leighton for both club and country.

Haynes formed a formidable partnership with Gordon Greenidge for the West Indies cricket team in Test cricket during 1980s.

There he formed a formidable combination alongside stars Barry Bonds and Andy Van Slyke and helped propel the Pittsburgh Pirates to two of their three straight NL East titles from 1990 to 1992.

He formed a formidable attacking partnership along with Alessandro Del Piero and Zinedine Zidane, a tandem which would last for four seasons, marking Inzaghi's longest stint with one team at the time.

Nor does what is said in the Sailing Directions sound terribly formidable: " Cabo Falso Bojador is formed by several tall sand dunes.

In 1989, Malinowsky Estanislao formed a formidable Olimpia side.

In 1864 William Wallace Mitchell ( 1803 – 1884 ), a Glasgow Cotton Merchant, published his " Manual of Bowls Playing " following his work as the secretary formed in 1849 by Scottish bowling clubs which became the basis of the rules of the modern game.

Germans were instrumental in fostering the game's popularity as they formed their own bowling clubs both before and after the American Civil War.

These railway lines brought many visitors to St Kilda and increased patronage to the privately run sea baths, the jetty promenade and the St. Kilda Cup, cricket and bowling clubs were formed in 1855 and 1865.

He and Brian Statham opened the England bowling together for many years and formed one of the most famous bowling partnerships in Test cricket history.

Together with bowling partner Wasim Akram, he formed one of the world's most feared bowling attacks.

Shastri failed with the bat in the Reliance Cup but formed a successful bowling partnership with Maninder Singh, another left arm spinner.

In 1960, after a failed audition at a Union Township, Union County, New Jersey, bowling establishment, songwriter / keyboardist Gaudio shook hands with lead singer Valli and formed the Four Seasons Partnership, and Gaudio, Valli, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi became the Four Seasons.

From 1929 to 1931 he formed, with Tom Goddard, the most lethal bowling combination in county cricket, aided by the brilliant close fielding of Wally Hammond.

With Charlie Parker, he formed the most lethal bowling combination in county cricket, and, aided by the brilliant batting and catching of Wally Hammond, Gloucestershire had their most successful ( though brief ) era, finishing fourth in 1929, second in 1930 and second in 1931.

With the controversial speedster Arthur Mold, Briggs formed a deadly bowling combination for Lancashire from 1889 onwards: both bowlers took over 100 wickets every year from 1889 to 1896, frequently bowling almost unchanged through an innings and keeping Lancashire near the top of the Championship table even with almost no worthwhile support bowlers.

He formed key bowling partnerships with teammates Phil DeFreitas, Devon Malcolm and Ole Mortensen.

The village had a curling club which was formed in 1777 and there were also quoits, bowling clubs, a drama group and a silver band which had instruments purchased for them by the Duke of Buccleuch.

Northville High School also offers club sports teams in hockey, rugby, bowling, figure skating, ultimate frisbee, equestrian, triathlon and the newly formed Northville Rowing Club.

Mondt formed partnerships with several other promoters, including Jack Curley in New York City.

On 25 March 2008, QPR confirmed that, from the 2008 – 09 season and for five seasons, their kits would be supplied by Lotto Sport Italia as part of a number of new partnerships formed by Flavio Briatore.

The CNU and other national organizations have also formed partnerships with like-minded groups.

In addition the CNU has formed partnerships on specific projects such as working with the States Green Building Council and the Natural Resources Defense Council to develop the LEED for Neighborhood Development standards, and with the Institute of Transportation Engineers to develop a Context Sensitive Solutions ( CSS ) Design manual.

As some markets were formed by the merger of up to six different individual markets, this meant that some stations had to merge or form partnerships in order to remain competitive.

Jones formed partnerships with former Free and Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers in the early 1990s, forming a band called The Law.

In the 1960s groups of consumers and farmers in Europe formed cooperative partnerships to fund farming and pay the full costs of ecologically sound and socially equitable agriculture.

In the next few years, Bob formed strategic partnerships with Fisher Price, Simon & Schuster, Kaplan, Inc. and made several strategic acquisitions, including Blizzard Entertainment with the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo products.

It was announced early in October 2011 that Microsoft formed partnerships with over 50 content providers worldwide, including Manga Entertainment.

He and Glenn Frey formed one of the most successful songwriting partnerships in music history.

The new state convention, though autonomous, immediately formed closer partnerships with the entities of the SBC.

Bertone was sitting on the hub of it and formed partnerships with almost all the manufacturers of the day.

He formed one of the most prolific opening partnerships in world Test cricket for Australia with Justin Langer, and in ODI cricket with Adam Gilchrist.

Creative teams may be permanent partnerships or formed on a project-by-project basis.

Eventually, commercial partnerships were formed, and similar technology became widely available in England.

The two stations did not immediately begin sharing resources, and instead formed content-sharing partnerships with their VHF9 counterparts by 1957: ATN partnered with Melbourne's GTV-9, while HSV paired up with Sydney's TCN-9.

In Milwaukee, Armour formed business partnerships with Frederick Miles in the grain business in 1859.

He has met and developed relationships with numerous government, corporate and community leaders to increase SUNY Brockport ’ s visibility in the region and formed partnerships to further promote student success.

First breeding occurs at 3 – 4 years of age and long term partnerships are formed.

During the winter transfer window, Giampaolo Pazzini was signed and formed one of Serie A's most effective partnerships.

It formed drilling partnerships with several companies, including Freeport.

In recent years, it formed philanthropic and charitable partnerships with the following organizations: UNICEF, American Red Cross, U. S. President ’ s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Stop TB Partnership, Global Business Coalition on Health ( GBCHealth ), Americares, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Project Hope, Direct Relief International Accordia Global Health Foundation, Columbia University, and University of Virginia.

Thuram formed impressive defensive partnerships with the likes of Ciro Ferrara, Paolo Montero, Gianluca Pessotto, Mark Iuliano, Alessandro Birindelli, Igor Tudor, Gianluca Zambrotta, Nicola Legrottaglie, Fabio Cannavaro, Giorgio Chiellini, Federico Balzaretti, and Jonathan Zebina during his 5 year tenure with the club.

In 1975, London's National Portrait Gallery formed the first of its regional partnerships, a partnership which marries large antique, but empty, spaces with the many paintings the Gallery has insufficient space to display.