| 单词 | impregnable |
| 例句 | At the start, he enjoyed an overwhelming majority and regarded his position as impregnable. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Those were lawless days and it was not safe to leave your house—or even to go to sleep in it—unless you were certain that it was impregnable. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z "Even if they could bring an army through the mountains and past the Bloody Gate, the Eyrie is impregnable. You saw for yourself. No enemy could ever reach us up here." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The room where the food was stored was as impregnable as a fort. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But there was another castle nearby, vastly larger and impregnable. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Satisfied that the door was now impregnable I then scuttled back to the bedroom and there leaped onto the bed by the latticed window. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The wall separating the two had been impregnable. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The castle’s front entrance, which had been impregnable for so many years, swung open as Sorrento approached, like an automatic door at a supermarket. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He could almost see her, waiting in one of the dark airless rooms in the little grim house’s impregnable solitude. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z And there, at the base of the impregnable anchor, where smooth mesarthium met the stones it had crushed two hundred years ago underneath its awful weight, was the solution to Weep’s problem. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He had come to believe, after years of creating respect and fear wherever he put his foot down, after years of being the tallest man in every gathering, that he was impregnable. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z They could lay bare in the utmost detail everything that you had done or said or thought; but the inner heart, whose workings were mysterious even to yourself, remained impregnable. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z My sleepy eyes strained to make out objects in the dark, but the darkness was impregnable, ominous; the more I stared into it, the blacker and blacker it became. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Of being locked into a physically impregnable cocoon. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And, I knew, that same emblematic letter adorned the front gates of Castle Anorak, his avatar’s impregnable stronghold. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They were all impregnable, as the Party intended that they should be. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Above the Vale, the Eyrie stood high and impregnable, its towers reaching for the sky. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But the castle was impregnable and always had been. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “I congratulate you. They used to be impregnable.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “If Storm’s End is so impregnable, how do you mean to take it?” asked Malo. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When it was finished it would be impregnable: no giant, no troll, no dwarf, no mortal would be able to breach that wall. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z It was an expedition like that of an army without weapons against an impregnable fortress, an army which at the same time had its hands tied behind its back. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z If only they had an impregnable submarine like the Nautilus. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The great clipper, so seemingly impregnable, had become impossibly small. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The whites of his moony eyes grew large and misty as his mouth struggled yearningly and lost against the familiar, impregnable loneliness drifting in around him again like suffocating fog. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z To reach it one had to pass through two impregnable walls, each with armed guards; and once inside, four massive gates had to be unlocked before one even reached the area where I was kept. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Duplessis presided over an apparently impregnable majority, rallied against sinful Montreal—Cardinal Léger sought to ban bingo—and used the provincial police thuggishly, turning it into a personal force. Leonard Cohen's Montreal 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z This isn’t to say that security here is lax — dealers, movers and collectors describe the place as impregnable, and locks and cameras abound. Swiss Freeports Are Home for a Growing Treasury of Art 2012-07-21T18:52:48Z It was the impregnable fortress of heritage labels. Storming the Catwalk in an L.L. Bean Boot 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z They soon meet a third musical force of nature, and, just before they march from their secret fortress, they add the final element to what is now an impregnable weapon of mass musical distraction. Protest music?s odd conservative turn 2012-05-21T15:38:00Z Stark wears stylish Tom Ford suits when not clad in an impregnable computerized tin can, whereas Trump is like the worst-dressed rich man ever. Our juvenile American fantasies: Comic-book fascism, the rise of Trump and “Captain America: Civil War” 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z Adding racism to the mix creates an impregnable wall, she said. Black Wine Professionals Demand to Be Seen 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z One burly 30-something man in a pencil-stripe oxford shirt, stymied by the impregnable mob surrounding the bar, howled instructions to a colleague in better position. The Happiest Hour in Greenwich Village 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z But while his underlying views were painfully dated, his conception of banter was entirely modern: a sly expansion of the word’s meaning, and a self-conscious contention that it provided an impregnable defence. The age of banter 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z But Reuben soon found that the San Francisco justice establishment was more impregnable than he had imagined. David Talbot on “Tavis Smiley” 2012-05-21T19:31:00Z Expertise so often becomes a sort of impregnable fortress, inside which the passionate subjectivity that first made the choice of specialism wastes away. Adam Mars-Jones: 'The only bad review is one whose writing is soggy' 2012-02-10T13:50:00Z It's a repertoire that calls for strong technique, including impregnable breath control and coloratura facility. Joyce DiDonato – review 2013-02-07T15:19:37Z Screens are integral to Gob Squad's aesthetic, but there's hardly an impregnable divide between those creating the work and those viewing it. Gob Squad jesters reel in REDCAT audience with mixed results 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z “Invisible” is not only a personal restoration project; it’s the reclamation of a key figure in recent American history whose accomplishments “beat ceaselessly against the artificial but nearly impregnable barriers that whiteness built.” The Real-Life Heroine Who Inspired a Character on ‘Boardwalk Empire’ 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z She was protected by her impregnable certainty that whatever she did was utterly beyond reproach. The Cathartic Value of Dame Edna’s Extravaganzas of Ego 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z He then escaped the consequences of his abuse on the strength of his soaring popularity and the victims’ reluctance to pit their accusations against his seemingly impregnable renown, the report said. Report: British BBC star implicated in 200 cases of child sex abuse 2013-01-12T03:33:49Z Prepare to watch the class hash out this question and others via Noah’s ark utilitarianism, first outdoors at panoramic Indonesian tourist sites and then inside the impregnable spalike bunker. Movie Review: ‘After the Dark,’ Directed by John Huddles 2014-02-06T22:15:57Z The primary writers are gay men, and in the course of two seasons the hint of autobiography begins to express itself: an improbable, impregnable loneliness. “Looking,” Marriage, and the New Gay Sadness 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z The admissions scandal became a symbol of a system of higher education already seen as exploitable for those with means and all but impregnable for those without. Five Takeaways From Olivia Jade’s First Interview About the College Admissions Scandal 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z But Clark adds a secret weapon to this apparent retread of laddish sensibilities: a diamond-hard, impregnable charisma, even when contemplating the most appalling things. This week's new live comedy 2011-04-01T23:06:01Z One day, astonished American security officials discover that their most secret databases, long thought impregnable, have been hacked by an intruder who stole nothing, just looked around and withdrew. Review | At 80, Frederick Forsyth has produced a classic thriller that’s also eerily relevant 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z But unlike most teens from Hull, the accent is not impregnable. Top ten lies and half-truths about Hull 2013-07-19T10:02:21Z Then you might fall into impregnable sleep on one of the many occasions when you are asked to lie down and find your innermost serenity. Review: Visiting ‘Houseworld,’ and the Perils and Pleasures of Immersive Theater 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z It's about two security guards, Harry and Michel, who live in the basement of an impregnable luxury apartment block, ostensibly protecting its inhabitants. Thrillers - reviews 2012-10-11T07:00:02Z It announced that there would be no more parlour games, panels or quiz shows – the areas in which ITV was thought to be impregnable. Kenneth Kendall 2012-12-14T16:08:50Z It also tries, poignantly, to press against the limitations of its own medium, to breach, or at least protest, the impregnable boundary established by the screen itself. ‘Touch Me Not’ Review: Our Bodies Examined 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z So I drove up a winding road to the castle, only to find that it was indeed impregnable, at least at the moment, as it was closed for lunch. A Tour of Sardinia, Full of Discoveries 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z In terms of character, the shifts were a way of keeping the story animated and interesting without compromising the dynamic of impregnable inarticulacy that exists between the three Munnelly kids. This Week in Fiction: Colin Barrett 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z In Britain, Agatha Christie specialized in murders committed by suspects you would never suspect, and Freeman Wills Crofts — in such classics as “The Cask” — showed how patient investigation can break down seemingly impregnable alibis. Review | Locked-room masterpieces from Japan are the perfect escape for summer 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z On “Pilot Jones” it’s drugs that create an impregnable wall: “Tonight you came stumbling across my lawn again/I just don’t know why/I keep on trying to keep a grown woman sober.” Arts & Leisure: Frank Ocean’s ‘Channel Orange’ 2012-07-04T17:31:15Z It's a gently witty and intelligent fantasy from 1848 – benevolent merchants, giddy twins, Christmas interiors of which Dickens might be proud, complicatedly estranged relatives, a young widow and, of course, the initially impregnable bachelor. Summer reading: 'coalition books' 2010-07-16T23:05:00Z It means the city of angels, the great city, the residence of the Emerald Buddha, the impregnable city and so on. Two Thai Novelists Explore Bangkok’s Swirl of Remembering and Forgetting 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z Because to reach an impregnable vault, they must enter the World Dance Championship in Dubai. ‘Happy New Year,’ a Farah Khan Extravaganza 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z And yet, ever since she can remember – and long before she had any evidence for it – her faith in her talent has been impregnable. Victoria Wood: 'I feel at the BBC I'm not trusted, not valued, not needed' 2010-09-27T06:59:00Z Then an attempted kidnapping of Jessie results in the sinking of an impregnable limousine in an estuary, an injured Matt at the wheel and an unconscious Jessie at his side. Review: In ‘Submerged,’ a Limo Ride Hits Rough Waters 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Bridge gave him an impregnable technical command, and remaining in Britain introduced him to a startling band of homosexual men, led by WH Auden. Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century by Paul Kildea – review 2013-02-07T08:00:01Z With Marvel and DC maintaining a stranglehold over blockbuster adaptations, the American comic-book tradition is still impregnable. Sacré bleu! Why Franco-Belgian comic-book movies are more fun than Marvel and DC 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z It is surrounded by an invisible but impregnable wall and a moat full of sharks and crocodiles. Art Review: Learning About the Marketplace and Entering It 2011-08-11T21:32:30Z This suspicion that he was not central to his father’s daily existence, that his father’s inner life was both elusive and impregnable lends a wistful tone to the memoir. Books of The Times: Ronald Reagan as Dad, a Sunny Stranger 2011-01-27T14:19:29Z “If the duke is an impregnable fortress,” then Cromwell “is a siege engine.” Crashing Henry VIII’s Court One Last Time With Hilary Mantel 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Here is how they meet, upon Dylan summoning him with words from a mysterious magical tome: "I am Golan the Insatiable, God Lord Terrible Gkruool, crusher of will, impregnator of the impregnable." TV picks: Insatiable 'Golan,' NZ mysteries, 'Halt and Catch Fire' 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z In their most classical forms, Superman and Batman are suit-clad adult men hardened by the Depression, psychologically impregnable and physically unbeatable. Spider-Man and Holden Caulfield: A secret history 2012-07-03T00:00:00Z On the other side is Timothy Spall’s sly, jovial portrayal of Mr. Irving, who argued his own defense, as a canny trickster with an impregnable ego. Review: In ‘Denial,’ Confronting a Holocaust Revisionist in Court 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z After they did, a once impregnable structure came apart, tumbling to the ground like a cultural Jenga game. Perspective | Don’t forget how the movement that changed Hollywood started: With great reporting 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z "It's important that I look fabulous wherever I go," she said, with the impregnable self-confidence of the pretty, indulged 16-year-old girl. Nigella Kitchen, Trinny and Susannah: Boom to Bust and My School Prom 2010-10-01T07:21:00Z Interspersed with the veteran nature writer’s keenly observed descriptions of the dense backcountry and impregnable lava fields where Bigfoot is rumored to hide, Pyle surveys our species’ perennial fascination with some wilder version of ourselves. These 5 audiobooks will change your mind about Bigfoot 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z The Palestinian militant group is believed to be holding 100 to 150 Israeli and foreign hostages who were abducted Saturday after Hamas fighters swarmed the barrier once thought impregnable between Gaza and Israel. Israeli official: No power or fuel for Gaza until hostages released 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Washington’s offense was impetuous and its defense impregnable, to steal from the classic Mike Tyson riff. B1G statement made: Huskies hope rout of Michigan State is preview of what’s to come 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z Hitler's combat engineers have given evidence that the impregnable fort of yesterday is today just another target for superior offensive weapons. She Cracked the Mystery of How to Split the Atom, But Someone Else Got the Nobel Prize for the Discovery 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Wealth and privilege are only impregnable barriers to accountability if we believe they are. "Teflon Don" is a collective fiction — time to tell a different story, one where he goes to jail 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Within a few months, a fortress that had seemed impregnable had crumbled to the ground. Was Silvio Berlusconi the "Trump before Trump"? Only in some ways — but they're disturbing 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z It enjoyed a cash economy, impregnable defensive fortifications, and abundant food thanks to the availability of Anatolian grain and fish from the Aegean Sea. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z "There is a quarter known as the 'Airplane' - it is like an impregnable fortress from a bed of multi-storey buildings in the southwest of Bakhmut, where incredibly heavy battles are going on." Russia's Prigozhin says Bakhmut will not fall in next two days 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z The San Gabriel Mountains loom like an impregnable fortress for millions of migrating birds making their long and perilous journey to distant breeding grounds in the far north. This dirt parking lot in the San Gabriel Mountains is a magnet for migrating birds 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z The purpose appears to have been to build an impregnable citadel, able to withstand foreign invasions or popular uprisings. 'We wish we could go back': Life in a war-torn Myanmar 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z Shrouded in greenery high above the Silver Lake Reservoir, it was once likened to an “impregnable fortress” by the Architectural Record. An Old Hollywood actor created a treasure map. Could it be real? 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z In an interview, Mr. Vought said it made strategic sense to shift away from politically impregnable Social Security and Medicare and instead target an array of programs that conservatives have criticized for years. House G.O.P. Prepares to Slash Federal Programs in Coming Budget Showdown 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z The Titanic, thought to be nearly impregnable when it was built, was the largest ocean liner in service at the time. Rare footage of Titanic wreckage shot in 1986 released 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z To get there, it urges a “strategic partnership” between Ukraine and key Western countries, on a bilateral basis, for a “multi-decade effort” to make Ukraine impregnable and capable of its own defense. What Does It Mean to Provide ‘Security Guarantees’ to Ukraine? 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z The municipality has a population of about 300,000 and was previously considered impregnable for law enforcement. El Salvador deploys 10,000 troops to gang-run capital suburb 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z Recent history has chipped away at their previous impregnable reputation, which saw them beat Argentina to win the trophy in 2014, but saw the first signs of the armour being dented just four years later. 'Germany bow out as fallen giant of world football' 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Rising out of a cliff face more than 12,000 feet above sea level, Tibet’s Potala Palace feels like a lavish retreat, a religious sanctuary and an impregnable fortress all in one. The 25 Travel Experiences You Must Have 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z To the Ukrainian soldiers, the plant was a stronghold, surrounded on three sides by water, ringed by high walls, as seemingly impregnable as a medieval keep. Last Stand at Azovstal: Inside the Siege That Shaped the Ukraine War 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z A prime example is his description of Weinstein’s “unhinged, Shakespeare-worthy relationship with his younger brother, Bob Weinstein, which gyrated from an impregnable partnership to screaming matches, stony estrangements, and, at least once, bloody blows.” Review | What made Harvey Weinstein a monster? Does it matter? 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z A few dirty dishes were overwhelming, and they quickly morphed into impregnable piles. His PTSD, and My Struggle to Live With It 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z “Malta, as you know, is an impregnable island fortress,” he said. Behind the Scenes of the Supreme Court 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z A persistent problem was the jungle; "dense, impregnable forests with wild animals and epidemic tropical diseases". National Sample Survey: How India taught the world the art of collecting data 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Saturday might have seemed perfectly cloudy, with an overcast that seemed impregnable. Coolest day since May also seemed perfectly cloudy 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z They were the often impregnable unit that allowed Seattle to win so many close games. Calkins: Here’s what the Mariners must do to get back into playoff contention 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z But its center still occupies the site first chosen for its impregnable location: a limestone promontory, which rises precipitously 500 to 1,000 feet above the Rhumel River. A revelatory road trip along the Algerian coast 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z My first reaction to the news that Mexican smuggling gangs have cut through Donald Trump’s supposedly impregnable border wall more than 3,000 times was to laugh out loud. Column: Is 'pregnable' a word? If so, that’s what Trump’s border wall is 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Phoenician settlers are believed to have founded Carthage roughly 3,000 years ago and it eventually became one of the great powers of antiquity with a mighty navy based at a near impregnable port complex. Tunisian enthusiast recreates sea snail purple dye that defined ancient royals 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Erecting impregnable shields against laws designed to suppress votes and subvert elections is as hard today as it was more than 50 years ago, when full citizenship and voting rights were adopted in 1965. Opinion | Martin Luther King Jr.'s words on voting rights resonate all too well today 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z It got its famed nickname because of its virtually impregnable hull while in service in the First Barbary War, the War of 1812 and as a training ship for Union forces during the Civil War. Navy Cmdr. Billie Farrell to be first female skipper of USS Constitution 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z Open during his “impregnable quadrilateral” sweep of the four biggest golf tournaments of his day. US Women’s Open purse soars to $10 million on fabled courses 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z The conservative bloc of that era was not impregnable, however. Column: The idea of expanding the Supreme Court to blunt its right-wing bias gains traction 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z You needed one to get in, and the blockchain is purportedly so impregnable that people are using it to unlock their apartment doors. How to sneak into a Bored Ape Yacht Club party 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Not declaring doesn’t seem to be doing Macron any harm: Polling of voter intentions has for months now suggested that he is the front-runner, with a sizeable but by no means impregnable cushion. Without saying so, France’s Macron launching re-election bid 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z “We had the illusion that Abuja was impregnable,” said Kola Alapinni, a human rights lawyer in Abuja, “but we should have known it was just a matter of time.” Gunmen kidnap six in rare attack on university in Nigeria’s capital 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z At this point, its social graph is so vast, its data trove so rich, its resources so deep that it appears nearly impregnable to conventional competitive or regulatory threats. Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen tells lawmakers that meaningful reform is necessary ‘for our common good’ 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z All season long, Djokovic seemed impregnable on both sides of the ball, taking everything perfectly on balance, haunches right over heels, and hitting out from his belt. Perspective | Novak Djokovic was after tennis history. Then he collided with the sport’s future. 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z These forces are based in the impregnable Panjshir Valley, 100 miles north-east of Kabul. John Simpson on Afghanistan: 'A country abandoned' 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z The final piece of what was called the “impregnable quadrilateral” in 1930 was the U.S. Oakmont anchor US Open site, Merion gets men & women Opens 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z “It looks impregnable, like it’s been there forever, doesn’t it?” said Roy Porter, senior curator at Hurst Castle, as a small ferry puttered around the point. An English castle stood for centuries. Climate change is prompting its collapse. 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z Dr. Watson receives a disturbing, anonymous letter and a locked, seemingly impregnable box that may hold a secret from his youth. 3 new crime novels transport readers across the world and back in time 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z Bipartisan allegiance to the warfare state is of even longer standing and has only grown stronger over time, becoming almost impregnable. "Big government" and other lies we live by: How one Orwellian concoction consumed America 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z The goal was to position the state as a “bastion of impregnable isolation,” as an observer of the process observed in the 1990s. Column: The Texas crisis reminds us that 'natural' disasters are almost always manmade 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z What should have been an impregnable fortress on a day when this country’s most important leaders were gathered to certify an election was exposed as being almost comically easy to crack. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z The Dolphins, the Cleveland Browns and other franchises appear invigorated by the fact that all roads to a championship no longer lead to an impregnable fortress in the Boston exurbs. The Fall of the House of Belichick 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z And Boniface, who lives on a seemingly impregnable fortress in the middle of the Indian Ocean, will torture and kill Wolfe if he doesn’t deliver. Review: The theft of a fresco leads to a tension-filled yarn 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z In Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Libya and Syria, dictatorships thought to be impregnable facts of life for their longsuffering citizens were suddenly exposed as vulnerable husks. 10 years on, the Arab spring's explosive rage and dashed dreams 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z Then, as later, the Senate would prove to be an impregnable citadel of isolationism. Opinion | What Joe Biden can learn from Harry Truman 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z He said criticism from conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh showed how Trump’s once impregnable GOP support was cracking. For Trump, it's all over but the tweeting 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z Chinese President Xi Jinping said in August that China needed to build an “impregnable fortress” in Tibet in order to protect national unity. Tibetan political leader visits White House for first time in six decades 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z His arrival midway through 2017-18 transformed Liverpool for a team who always looked vulnerable at the back, particularly from set pieces, to one that at their best seemed all but impregnable. Liverpool's loss of Van Dijk exacerbates every doubt after chaotic start 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z He called on them to build an “impregnable fortress” to guard against “splitism”, or separatism, and ensure frontier security. ‘Chairman Xi’ seeks only to purge and subjugate. That is his weakness 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z The behavior of university faculty members, especially once they have achieved the nearly impregnable job security that comes with tenure, can be embarrassing when they espouse viewpoints that shouldn’t be uttered in a civilized setting. Column: Newsweek apologized for racism in a Chapman prof's op-ed. Should Chapman disavow it too? 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z I think the fact that America sees itself as the greatest country in the world means that it sees itself as impregnable. Lancet editor Richard Horton has harsh words for Trump, hope for science 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z The latest barrier was held in place by large concrete blocks and proved impregnable for several days. Portland: protesters bring down fence as confrontation with Trump agents rises 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z Nowhere is this concentration more apparent than in the tech sector, where companies such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon now enjoy seemingly impregnable monopolies. Perspective | Uber-Postmates merger will deliver only bad tidings for restaurants, consumers 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z With three conservatives already sitting on the court, the creation by Trump of a seemingly impregnable, five-vote conservative supreme court majority appeared to pose a generational threat to essential American rights and freedoms. US supreme court gives conservatives the blues but what's really going on? 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z That will lead them to gauge how bullish stock markets will react as the unstoppable force of Chinese production runs into an impregnable global downturn. Take Five: Bulls charge past hurdles 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z Believing that today’s highly polarized country will prove as impregnable, Kennedy said, might be “wishful thinking.” Soaring joblessness could shake U.S. economy, politics for years 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z The collapse in oil prices mean huge drops in the income of countries that once looked financially impregnable. Coronavirus stokes Middle East boiling points 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z If Britain weathers the pandemic reasonably well, Mr. Johnson will reap the dividends, making him even more politically impregnable. U.K. Labour Party Has a New Leader: Keir Starmer 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z The Blair government’s popularity — previously impregnable — rapidly collapsed. Britain has always relished the idea of a national emergency. Will that change now? 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z The county was one of 12 former Democratic strongholds in Michigan that delivered parts of the once impregnable industrial Midwest to Donald J. Trump. Coming Home to a Michigan County Where Life Has Shifted 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z “Toppled the impregnable fortress of Hollywood,” a newspaper headline read. 'A most uniquely Korean story': 'Parasite's' Oscar win is celebrated in South Korea 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z Liverpool sauntered off the pitch, their work complete, their lead at the top of the Premier League looking more ridiculously impregnable with every passing week. Spurs fans should fear four years of Mourinho’s small-minded cynicism | Jonathan Liew 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z However, the border wall will not be an impregnable barrier. Opinion | Trump’s border wall wouldn’t stop most illegal immigration or drugs. So what is it for? 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z There he found Labour’s once impregnable “red wall” looking vulnerable. 'Brutal, packed with untruths, uninspiring': European press on UK election 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Even the new Trump wall is not impregnable. ‘Brazen’: Illegals cut hole in border wall, drive truck through it 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Army major selects and trains 12 hard-core criminals for a daring raid on an impregnable Nazi chateau. Movies on TV this week: 'GoodFellas' on AMC and more 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Ahead of the 2016 Republican primaries, Donald J. Trump’s publicity-heavy campaign rolled along with impregnable strength, despite the fact that TV viewers rarely gave him high marks for his debate performances. Democrats Will Hope for a ‘Bump’ at Next Week’s Debate. What’s It Worth? 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Yet support for the president no longer seems impregnable. Egypt’s Harsh Crackdown Quashes Protest Movement 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Only that market position isn’t quite as impregnable as it looked a few years ago. Woke capitalism sells out conservatives. It can sell out their opponents, too. - The Washington Post 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z No system is impregnable, but North Korea’s new missiles appear designed to find one of the biggest gaps in Seoul’s armor. Fast, low and hard to stop: North Korea’s missile tests crank up the threat level 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z I was desperate to escape to the west; the Berlin Wall, which started going up in August 1961, was becoming more impregnable every week. Experience: I tunnelled under the Berlin Wall 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Here was a real-life case true to her lived experience then that was impregnable to an editor’s incredulity or red pen. This Southern murder trial inspired Harper Lee's 'lost' book. 'Furious Hours' reexamines it 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z June 8, 2017 - Despite an apparently impregnable opinion poll lead, May loses her parliamentary majority in a general election called early. Timeline: Theresa May - three tumultuous Downing Street years 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z Its excavations created a cavernous space at the heart of the mountain, and covered with hundreds of feet of slate and granite it was virtually impregnable to bombing. How art treasures were hidden from Hitler 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z It has become like Jed Mercurio killing off major characters long before the end of a series: the overturning of what would once have seemed impregnable leads is beginning to lose its shock value. Belief fuels era of remarkable Champions League comebacks | Jonathan Wilson 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Then there’s Facebook, where founder Mark Zuckerberg is similarly ensconced with impregnable control, and has been using it in recent years to drive the company’s reputation for trustworthiness into a ditch. Michael Hiltzik: Lyft’s IPO disclosure shows it’s not close to profitability and has no good way to get there 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z From the perspective of Democrats and progressives, the impregnable evangelical fortress around Trump can look like a problem. In revering Trump, the religious right has laid bare its hypocrisy | Samuel G Freedman 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z Trump rejected a suggestion to reopen the government for several weeks while negotiations would continue with Democrats over his demands for $5.7 billion for a long, impregnable wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump says solution to shutdown impasse ‘so simple’ 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Democrats say they favor measures to bolster border security but oppose the long, impregnable barrier that Trump envisages. Trump edges closer to declaring national emergency to fund border wall 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Democrats say they favor measures to bolster border security but oppose the long, impregnable barrier that Trump envisions. Trump closer to declaring emergency; 800,000 won’t get paid 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Robert Mugabe, whose command over Zimbabwe once seemed impregnable, is now 94 years old and ailing. South African police issue arrest warrant for Grace Mugabe 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z On Tuesday night, Tottenham travel to the impregnable Camp Nou, where they will probably need a win to secure their place in the next stage of the Champions League. Tuesday US briefing: desperate May struggles to save her Brexit deal 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z Fortresslike in its utilization of pronounced geometric masses of impregnable reinforced concrete. Opinion | A final appeal for the Hoover building 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z The news agency added that Mr Kim expressed "great satisfaction" over "state-of-the-art" weapon that "builds impregnable defences of our country and strengthens the fighting power of our people's army". North Korea 'tests new high-tech weapon' 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z These witnesses will blow open the secrets of, and reveal the faultlines and frictions within, what was until recently seen as an impregnable criminal corporation. A tale of blood, betrayal and family bonds. How El Chapo came to trial 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Cox said future widows-and-orphans companies are impregnable cash cows such as Microsoft, the software company that he called a “cash machine.” Perspective | Why GE’s penny dividend signals a sad turn for ‘widow and orphan’ stocks 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Even the vaunted blood–brain barrier is not fully impregnable. Immunotherapy offers a promising bet against brain cancer 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z When terrorists seize control of the seemingly impregnable island, it’s up to Deku, Melissa and the gang to save the day. Review: Anime hit ‘My Hero Academia: Two Heroes’ lands on the big screen - Los Angeles Times 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z He wanted his pieces to be cryptic, elegant, intellectually impregnable. Memories of Bernstein: What Lenny means to me, by Joshua Bell, André Watts, Marin Alsop and more 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Credit the impregnable U.S. earnings fortress if you want, but it’s hard to ignore the fingerprints of another American institution: the president. Turkey crisis cuts streak short 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z As effective as Iron Dome is, he added, no missile shield is impregnable: “There is no magic solution.” 2 Killed in Gaza, 4 Wounded in Israel, in Most Intense Fighting Since 2014 War 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z Waters, with her impregnable political base in LA, let rip during the primaries and never stopped. 'She can spew truth': Maxine Waters' fighting words ignite the left 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z After the British left, a chastened Washington toured the abandoned town, noting that it was “almost impregnable,” with “every avenue fortified.” Perspective | The father of our country didn’t always know best. But he learned and changed. 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Brat’s congressional district, the Seventh, was long thought to be impregnable to Democrats. Virginia Primary Puts Democrats’ Spirit of ’17 to the Test 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z We tend to think of Barbara Bush as formidable to the point of scary, impregnable beneath her triple strand of pearls. Opinion | What a week for women. Barbara Bush would be proud. 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z In an article this year Mr Bolton struck a less bellicose note, claiming that the reactivation of nuclear-related sanctions, plus some new ones, could bring the “seemingly impregnable authoritarian” Iranian regime to its knees. The deal that curtails Iran’s nuclear ambitions seems doomed 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z But the state is losing land to the seas at such a gallop that even its seemingly impregnable landmarks are now threatened. Hotting up: how climate change could swallow Louisiana's Tabasco island 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z “Now that he’s made himself emperor-for-life, he might be feeling impregnable on the foreign policy front and this is very dangerous.” Emboldened Xi Jinping lays out vision for China, warning for Taiwan 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z George Koob, the current director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, said the foundation constitutes an impregnable “firewall” that prevents donors from interfering with research. Federal Agency Courted Alcohol Industry to Fund Study on Benefits of Moderate Drinking 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z When the FSB’s current “scientific institute” was built on an impregnable and isolated site, locals assumed it was to treat wounded soldiers from the Soviet war in Afghanistan. Russia's Lab X: poison factory that helped silence Soviets' critics 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Forester’s book about efforts to scuttle the seemingly impregnable German battleship. Lewis Gilbert, director of James Bond movies and Michael Caine hit ‘Alfie,’ dies at 97 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z We are talking about his apparently impregnable self-confidence, something that seems to mystify even him. Liam Gallagher: ‘The German police pulled my teeth out with pliers’ 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z On Channel 4 News, he posed as an impregnable rock of hard evidence and common sense. How dangerous is Jordan B Peterson, the rightwing professor who 'hit a hornets' nest'? 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Putting up screens is only helpful if they are impregnable, Gaston said. State funds screens to block ‘fishing’ at detention center 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Ishimaru said the group would be practically impregnable for as long as they were in “enemy territory”. North Korea's 'army of beauties' will be under close scrutiny at Winter Olympics 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z Like many seemingly impregnable authoritarian regimes, the facade belies the reality. Beyond the Iran Nuclear Deal 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z Even by next week, the Eagles, impregnable all season, may be staring at playing on the opening weekend. The Seahawks’ upset of the Eagles shook the entire NFC playoff field 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Each time one of the prospective candidates avows his or her impregnable allegiance to the prime minister, the question of her fate simply becomes more vivid. Opinion | The Ritual Humiliation of Theresa May 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Already burning fires started new ones, shooting embers like artillery barrages, including one that apparently jumped several miles across the Columbia River into Washington from Oregon, breaching a natural firebreak that long seemed impregnable. This Season, Western Wildfires Are Close By and Running Free 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z The best argument in favour of the Indians’ chances isn’t the magic of their current streak, but their impregnable pitching. The Cleveland Indians are great, not just lucky 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Some suspect he might in future use the martial law which he has declared in Mindanao to build an impregnable power base. Will democracy in the Philippines go the way of Thailand? 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Jones’s 1930 feat was for some time known as the “impregnable quadrilateral of golf”. Jordan Spieth rambling his way towards golf’s elite clubhouse in record time | Scott Murray 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z The Roman scholar Pliny the Elder described underwater concrete structures that become “a single stone mass, impregnable to the waves and every day stronger.” Seawater is the secret to long-lasting Roman concrete 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z History contains many references to the durability of Roman concrete, including this cryptic note written in 79 B.C.E., describing concrete exposed to seawater as: “a single stone mass, impregnable to the waves and everyday stronger.” Why modern mortar crumbles, but Roman concrete lasts millennia 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z It was designed as an impregnable deep-freeze to protect the world’s most precious seeds from any global disaster and ensure humanity’s food supply forever. Arctic stronghold of world’s seeds flooded after permafrost melts 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z It has been a tour de force of fluent certainties, righteous passion and implacable self-belief; Hilton’s self-image as a political pirate, a free-thinking radical on the side of the little guy, is impregnable. Steve Hilton: 'I’m rich, but I understand the frustrations people have' 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z Silva was impregnable at the time, 11-0 in the organisation without having been troubled in the slightest. The Joy of Six: boxing and UFC comebacks from the canvas 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z Plucking an arrow from her armored breastplate and casting it down the stairs, Joan looks monumental and impregnable, somewhere between Nike of Samothrace and the Terminator. A Protest Musical for the Trump Era 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z For the former ambassador Ford, who once saw Assad's demise as inevitable, the flip side of him now seeming impregnable is that his opponents can never accept his continued rule. After six years, Assad now secure but his country carved up as war thunders on 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Swift says they remain “very viable,” sufficiently impregnable to be sent into the thick of combat zones. Special Report : Aircraft carriers, championed by Trump, are vulnerable to attack 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z She is pretty much impregnable with ball in hand, as she was last year when she led the Tour with second-serve success, the giveaway indicator of a solid game. Australian Open: Johanna Konta powers through against Caroline Wozniacki 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z But they would do well to temper their enthusiasm until after they face the Ravens’ impregnable defense. Monday’s N.F.L. Matchup: Ravens (7-5) at Patriots (10-2) 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z Instead, they have plans to retreat to impregnable “safe rooms” with food and water, oxygen, medical supplies and all the amenities for a year or more of underground living. At least four kinds of terrorism target our grandchildren — none are what Donald Trump would have you think 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z After all, the Labour Party in Scotland was once an impregnable electoral colossus. Can Nuttall avoid the fate of Moyes? - BBC News 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z A centralised database of that magnitude, in the words of France's CNNum digital watchdog, would create a "target of inestimable value" in a data world where no system is impregnable. French privacy row over mass ID database - BBC News 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Donald J. Trump’s proposal to end illegal immigration — to build a supposedly impregnable wall — is a fake solution. If Immigration Can’t Be Stopped, Maybe It Can Be Managed 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z It takes just a few days in Dhaka to acclimate, and to develop an affection for the city’s impregnable streets. The Bangladeshi Traffic Jam That Never Ends 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z But it’s noteworthy that these forces have reached seemingly impregnable Nordy’s. Nordstrom needs to keep its focus on the magic 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z Suddenly, the previously impregnable bombers were extremely vulnerable. Leefe Robinson: The man who shot down a Baby Killer - BBC News 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z In other stretches, however, the wall was indeed built to be completely impregnable. What would Trump's wall mean for wildlife? - BBC News 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z It was not part of the Olympic program when Bobby Jones was feted with a ticker-tape parade in New York for his “impregnable quadrilateral” of winning the British Open, British Amateur, U.S. Olympic medals, and memories, last a lifetime 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Ryan implored the donors not to assume that the House was impregnable and not to entirely focus their efforts on retaining the Senate. As Donald Trump Incites Feuds, Other G.O.P. Candidates Flee His Shadow 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z Khosrau’s walls, thought at the time to be impregnable, were up to 60 feet high and stretched for 30 miles. For five millennia, politicians have proposed walls like Trump’s. They don’t work. 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z But his image and the expectations around it are so impregnable that the story quickly died. Media’s gift to Trump: Low expectations and, therefore, the ease with which to surpass them 2016-07-16T04:00:00Z But as the dynasty crumbled, hard-line factions at court—the ideologues of their day—pushed for an impregnable barrier. China’s Great Wall of Confrontation 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z But they have looked less than impregnable in defense, conceding a late equalizer against Russia and a long-range Gareth Bale free kick that outfoxed keeper Joe Hart in the game against Wales. England super-subs primed to start against Slovakia 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z If pensions equate to a impregnable wellspring of financial wellness, taking them away amounts to whacking an employee on the legs, then offering him crutches to get around. How Companies Invest in Financial Wellness 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z We imagine them to be impregnable, but they are in fact porous. For five millennia, politicians have proposed walls like Trump’s. They don’t work. 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z It is intended to be virtually impregnable and, if needed, self-sufficient for three days at a time. An Imposing Building That Hums With Life-Saving Capacity 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z The new federal courthouse in downtown Salt Lake City is a massive, futuristic cube of metal and glass that looks imposing, austere and, above all, impregnable. Is the end of days looming for fundamentalist sect in Utah? 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Ian Hook, curator of the Essex Regiment Museum in Chelmsford, said: "They were such a shock to British civilian life because we regarded ourselves as an impregnable island defended by the world's greatest navy. " Bury St Edmunds Zeppelin terror raids remembered 100 years on - BBC News 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Afterwards protocol and security was changed so the doors were always closed and locked, and they were designed to be nearly impregnable. Germanwings crash: Have cockpit doors changed? - BBC News 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Doing so would put him in a well-nigh impregnable position in the Republican primary. Populist Triumph: Big Wins for Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Experts recognize that creating impregnable systems is impossible. Encryption's tight grip on tech devices 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Even more impressively, in doing this, Slimane manages to maintain the label’s impregnable cool, effortlessly drawing elements as disparate as the Sloths and Bieber into an immediately recognisable, sharply defined world of his own. Justin Bieber, glitter and velvet: Saint Laurent makes its LA debut 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Trump supporters are still waiting for that taste of victory – and their candidate, so impregnable until now, must find out what he can learn from defeat. All Donald Trump does is win – until he doesn't. Now what happens? 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z For the first time in a long time, her position as chancellor no longer seemed impregnable. Angela Merkel’s stance on refugees means she stands alone against catastrophe | Alberto Nardelli 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z He ruled Bihar for 15 years thanks to the seemingly impregnable electoral alliance he forged between the state's Muslims and the large, traditionally cow-herding, Yadav caste that delivered 30% of the vote at every election. Why Bihar elections is fascinating politics - BBC News 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Criminal investigators in Switzerland have taken another walk up to Fifa HQ, that once impregnable bunker high on a Zurich hill, and finally knocked on the door of the president, Sepp Blatter. Michel Platini must explain all about Sepp Blatter and Fifa’s payment 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z To most car owners, this is an impregnable black box. Complex Car Software Becomes the Weak Spot Under the Hood 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z Or maybe Merkel would promise to build a wall — as impregnable as the one Trump promises for Mexico — across Germany’s eastern borders. Angela Merkel is a better leader for America than Donald Trump 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Like Reagan, he offers simplistic solutions to complex problems, like that impregnable "Great Wall of Trump" which would protect the southern border and be paid for, he says, by the Mexicans. Donald Trump: The enduring appeal - BBC News 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z Only recently, Clinton commanded impregnable leads in Iowa of more than 50 points. Can Bernie Sanders really beat Hillary Clinton in Iowa? 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Now they go to Anfield where Liverpool have appeared a little rusty up front thus far but have been impregnable at the back. Premier League, Football League and more: Saturday clockwatch – live! | Alan Smith 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z Now the seemingly impregnable Farah will focus on a historic double to match that in Moscow two years ago. Mo Farah hits back with 10,000m gold at world championships in Beijing 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the company’s on-the-ground defenses against unionization appear next to impregnable. Union Takes a McDonald’s Challenge Overseas 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z The Conservatives’ fortress in western Canada no longer looks impregnable. Long, but not boring 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z As long as Mexican wages are considerably lower than U.S. wages and U.S. employers are eager to hire undocumented workers, no wall built along our southern border will be impregnable. No wall is impenetrable — just ask the French 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Now they go to Anfield where Liverpool have appeared a little rusty up front thus far but have been impregnable at the back. Premier League, Football League and more: Saturday clockwatch – live! | Alan Smith 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z Trump, who obviously runs the risk of erecting a wall between the GOP and Hispanic voters akin to the impregnable barrier that he wants to construct along the Mexican border, is single-handedly demolishing that strategy. Donald Trump: Master of the demolition derby - BBC News 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z However, the chancellor said there would be an “impregnable ringfence” around the £850m of British money in the fund to prevent any losses to the UK taxpayer. Greece debt crisis: new ECB cash lifeline could reopen Greek banks 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Yet the City is not as impregnable as all this suggests. A chance of showers 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Along the eastern frontier ran the supposedly impregnable Maginot Line, a series of more than 50 ultra-secure fortresses. The WW2 soldiers France has forgotten - BBC News 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Now Mr Rubio says that voters cannot tolerate even a “conversation” about legalisation until they believe the border is impregnable. Why Lindsey Graham matters 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Until that day, the world thought that Russia’s tightly guarded airspace was effectively impregnable. The Teenage Pilot Who Could Have Caused a Global Crisis 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z "We will be a real backbone for the security forces and an impregnable fortress for this country," he said. Fears of Shia muscle in Iraq's Sunni heartland - BBC News 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z It just shows how tough a position that looks impregnable can be in modern capitalism. Charlie Munger's 2015 Daily Journal Annual Meeting - Part 2 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z In the post-9/11 era, the cockpit doors of airliners are made to be impregnable. An act of terror on Flight 9525 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z “Malta, as you know, is an impregnable island fortress,” he said at the time. With Eyes on His Vote in Health Subsidies Case, Roberts Lets on Little 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Parking boots appear as impregnable as the Maginot Line, but it turns out that, like the famous French fortifications, they, too, can be gotten around. Some drivers beat the boot by illegal means 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z The pangolin is the only mammal wholly covered in scales, and it simply curls itself into an impregnable ball when threatened by predators. The world's most-trafficked mammal - and the scaliest 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z The flow of entertainment began in the 1990s with the first real fissures in the North’s almost impregnable information blockade. North Korea’s Forbidden Love? Smuggled, Illegal Soap Operas 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z A government hitherto seen as impregnable seems to be floundering. Is Rajapaksa facing poll defeat? 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z It will be fascinating to see if he will continue to use his public utterances to try to re-establish his once impregnable aura. Eye of the Tiger: Has Woods still got it? 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z Now Mr. Clancy spends part of each day dreaming up ways to enhance the fence, even as he tries to convince everyone — including the first family — that the White House is impregnable. Ex-Chief of Obama Security Works to Boost Scarred Secret Service 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z The miracle is how Cumming emerged into adulthood with his apparently impregnable self-esteem. Alan Cumming: ‘I never felt I’d achieved enough because I was always told I was nothing’ 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z But they have also benefited from an impregnable competitive position. Nobody said it was easy 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z Although the Conservatives lost the 1945 election by a landslide, by that point he was impregnable and proved so for another 10 years, despite illness and infirmity. A guide to swapping sides 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z There we can be entertained and aroused in impregnable isolation. Why do we cling to prehistoric dating rituals in a technological age? 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z After some phone calls, and another fruitless face-off with the impregnable Roger, the company surprised me: I would be allowed to interview Maly the next day. Larry Ellison Bought an Island in Hawaii. Now What? 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z The answer is no single thing, except perhaps what happens when the mystique of a seemingly impregnable empire evaporates. Tesco: why did it all go so wrong? 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Monetary policy is by nature an arcane and abstract subject, and the dearth of information only added to the Fed’s impregnable aura. Are the Federal Reserve’s naysayers on the wrong side of history? That’s a politically impregnable position, a way of making palatable a principled defense of liberty to less conservative constituencies the nominee will need to win. Who Is Rand Paul? 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z The “Today” show had lost its once impregnable morning news lead to ABC’s “Good Morning America.” NBC News President Rouses the Network 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z These jihadis came out of nowhere and shocked the world by capturing Mosul, Tikrit and the approaches to Kurdistan, heretofore assumed to be impregnable. Stopping the worst people on Earth Good soldiers will face any dangers and endure any hardships which promise ultimate progress but this intermittent flinging themselves against impregnable positions breaks the stoutest hearts in the end.” First world war ministers were warned of ‘eternal stalemate’ in January 1915 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Two years later, that seemingly impregnable citadel lay in ruins. Book review: ‘Unreasonable Men,’ on progressive politics, by Michael Wolraich Bobby Jones completed the second leg of his "impregnable quadrilateral" 1930 Grand Slam here. British Open: What You Need To Know About Royal Liverpool (Hint: Hoylake) 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z By the end, so impregnable was Kyrgios's serve, so untroubled his demeanour, that wise old heads were drawing a more flattering comparison yet. Why wildcard Kyrgios looks like a winner 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z However, the drama in which this latest defeat arrived may at least mask some of the deficiencies that saw England surrender an advantage that, at tea on the second day, looked impregnable. Sri Lanka beat England in thriller 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Looking like massive, deadly hedgehogs when fully formed, the tightly packed group would deploy their pikes on three levels, creating a wall of death which was virtually impregnable to a heavy horse charge. What was the Battle of Bannockburn about? 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z For Spain's approach to bear fruit, they need an impregnable defence, tireless runners and relentless hard work. Spain's stunning demise signals the end 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z Open history, he remains one of the greatest to ever play the game and is celebrated for his “impregnable quadrilateral” - the Grand Slam - by winning the U.S. 5 amateurs to win the US Open 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z In addition to the possibility of an impregnable quantum Internet, the research holds out the possibility of networks of quantum computers. Scientists Report Finding Reliable Way to Teleport Data 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z A good tough impregnable hide helps in many ways. The One Surprising Quality Every Leader Needs 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z On June 3 Grant suffered around 7000 casualties in just a few minutes when assaulting Lee’s nearly impregnable position. Memorial Day Reminder Of The Foolishness Of War: 150 Years Ago Was The Civil War's Most Blood-Drenched Summer 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z Professional football seems impregnable now, able to withstand any level of criticism — from the halls of medicine to the halls of Congress. NFL has become a business that can no longer be cheered It makes the ANC seem all the more impregnable because it was achieved in such tricky circumstances. Between a rock and a better place 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Hidalgo noted on France’s TF1 television that very few women were mayors of major world cities, but her victory shows “no citadel is impregnable for women” and “parity is on the march.” First Female Mayor of Paris Takes Office 2014-04-05T12:42:10Z Germany's Army collapsed as a series of mighty allied blows scythed through supposedly impregnable defences. 10 myths about WW1 debunked 2014-01-20T00:35:21Z Maybe, though, Rodgers forgot to mention that to his players, because for most of the match at City’s supposedly impregnable Etihad Stadium, Liverpool poured forward in wave after wave of attacks. On Soccer: A Boxing Day Bounty for Premier League Fans 2013-12-27T03:08:52Z With every new phone the power source is a little bit harder to get to, stuck down with more glue, or tucked away in a case that's more impregnable. The phone you can build like Lego 2013-10-25T00:53:30Z Grim and impregnable, they also seem destined to last forever. The Meaning Of Management: The Great Awakening 2013-09-16T12:46:00Z Around a company, success builds a carapace as thick and impregnable as a tortoise shell. The importance of being paranoid 2013-08-20T23:09:47Z The two economic historians look at the flaws in another supposedly impregnable international monetary regime, the gold standard, and find reasons to fret about the single currency. Free exchange: A trio of trilemmas 2013-07-04T15:04:16Z The deficit-cutting package was approved by the cabinet early on Tuesday and now passes to parliament, where Lapid faces a buoyant opposition eager to damage the rookie politician whose seemingly impregnable image has suddenly shattered. Analysis: Golden boy Lapid loses luster in Israel budget squeeze 2013-05-15T06:32:42Z Allen felt the team were "in an impregnable position". 20 great Ashes moments No4: Don Bradman records Wisden's best innings, 1937 2013-05-09T09:00:03Z Grim, impregnable, and despotic, it seemed destined to last forever. The Meaning Of Management: The Great Awakening 2013-09-16T12:46:00Z In this series, I re-examine our kings and queens as individual members of the human race, rather than just as impregnable icons of splendour and power. Was George III a manic depressive? 2013-04-15T08:22:00Z Nearly two decades later, Walesa’s once impregnable reputation outside of Poland is in ruins, because of his comments about gay people. A Tarnished Icon 2013-03-25T08:45:00Z Instead, it elicited a furious response from the ANC, exposing a thinness of skin that belies the party's 19 years in power and virtually impregnable two-thirds majority in parliament. South Africa's ANC berates bank for "Arab Spring" ad campaign 2013-01-22T15:46:42Z The In Amenas gas plant probably felt impregnable to many who worked there - fenced in, hundreds of miles from anywhere and with the Algerian army patrolling its desert approaches. Insight: Algeria gas plant gives up its grisly secrets 2013-01-21T14:29:45Z “For many years, these facilities were presented to us like impregnable fortresses where site security was guaranteed,” he said. After Algeria: Hostage Crisis Poses Dilemma for Western Oil Companies 2013-01-20T05:05:22Z For the deaf and blind performers of Nalagaat, an acclaimed Israeli theater ensemble, the impregnable darkness and silence is just reality, a black canvas on which to work. Nalagaat, Israeli Troupe of Deaf-Blind Actors 2013-01-15T23:13:06Z There are certainly no obvious leaks in Saracens's impregnable defence just now. Saracens's rain-proof Charlie Hodgson gives Bath a lesson in kicking 2012-12-23T21:59:01Z Heseltine's achievements have been matched by conspicuous failures, but his self belief is almost thrillingly impregnable, making him quite impervious to any such impression. Michael Heseltine: 'I would have liked to be prime minister' 2012-11-25T20:00:03Z Both players' serves are still looking impregnable so far. Live - Federer v Del Potro 2012-11-10T13:56:07Z Mr Mei says the gate that guards the pass is impregnable from the front. The unresolved history that shapes China's future 2012-10-18T23:21:29Z Mr. Nafis, the complaint said, armed the device while they were en route to the bank, a 22-story building that resembles an impregnable fortress. Man Accused of Plot to Blow Up Federal Reserve Bank of New York 2012-10-17T22:09:32Z Did we waste a whole load of time discussing Tim Cook when, in fact, it was more legitimate to put Zuckerberg under scrutiny, along with the people who put him in an impregnable position. Would Steve Jobs Have Fired Mark Zuckerberg? 2012-10-10T14:32:36Z The state of Iran conforms with the Iranian plateau, an impregnable natural fortress that straddles both oil-producing regions of the Middle East: the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea. Geography Strikes Back 2012-09-08T00:46:38Z However, if Alesia is in the Jura, Vercingetorix was blocking Caesar's path from a position of almost impregnable strength, and loses only because of the last-minute defection of one of the tribes. France's ancient Alesia dispute 2012-08-27T00:15:47Z He left a day after Assad took the drastic step of shelling his own capital, formerly considered impregnable but now under internal opposition assault. Syria crisis: 'a huge snowball that can destroy everything' 2012-07-25T16:53:34Z Her serve seemed impregnable and when she broke Azarenka in the third game of the second set with a delightful forehand return, victory seemed a matter of routine. Williams & Radwanska reach final 2012-07-05T16:35:17Z “Malta, as you know, is an impregnable island fortress,” he said on Friday, according to news reports. Supreme Court Memo: Scorn and Withering Scorn for Chief Justice Roberts 2012-07-03T01:14:05Z Spain may look impregnable, but they will be wary. Mario Balotelli, Italy's postman, celebrates first-class delivery 2012-06-28T20:56:31Z It is on a "very high" hill, impregnable except by siege. France's ancient Alesia dispute 2012-08-27T00:15:47Z "What about institutions that are less impregnable, maybe a chain link fence, a picket fence or two?" asked Frank. Jamie Dimon defends JP Morgan in testy House committee hearing 2012-06-19T18:51:38Z Everything he touched at in his second stint at turned to gold and the aura that grew around him was nigh impregnable. Mark Zuckerberg Following In Steve Jobs' Footsteps By Ignoring The Facebook IPO Flop 2012-05-25T16:19:12Z Richard Cockerill, Leicester's director of rugby, reckons that fixture will have no bearing on the final but Quins will treat it as a reminder that Leicester's defence is not impregnable. Harlequins have Leicester in their sights as they strive for respect 2012-05-25T14:54:05Z Mr Barak worries that Iran will reach that point this year, by rapidly installing cascades of centrifuges at Fordow—which is constructed underneath 80 metres of mountain rock that may be impregnable to conventional bombing. Iran and nuclear weapons: Sticks now, carrots later 2012-05-17T15:05:40Z Considering the many and the terrible disasters which befell their marches in its fastnesses, no wonder they preferred residing at some distance removed from so impregnable a refuge. The Cambrian Sketch-Book Tales, Scenes, and Legends of Wild Wales 2012-04-27T02:00:33.040Z Resistance was cut short and Al-Qamus, the impregnable, was captured by the warriors of Islam. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z Its builder seems to have known that its six feet thick walls would be impregnable to any army that could be brought against it, whether it was on a hill or in a hollow. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z It has railings not unlike those, but not yet that fine stretch of impregnable sea-wall. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z It must be impregnable in a country like this, where cannon are all but unknown. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The main citadel will be none the less impregnable because our forces are not scattered abroad in various directions, in the vain endeavour to strengthen totally indefensible frontiers. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z The effort of the idolaters to storm this impregnable position was unavailing. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z Strong by nature, it soon was made virtually impregnable, and for a generation it remained the stronghold of the extremists who became renowned throughout the world as Taborites. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z Enid Balfame, indeed, was almost a legend in Elsinore, and into this legend she could retire as into a fortress, practically impregnable. Mrs. Balfame A Novel 2012-04-15T02:00:04.827Z Gibraltar from the land side is considered impregnable; but Gibraltar is absolutely nothing to this group of fortresses. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The unfortunate Fiennes was very severely censured for the loss of the city, which, it was maintained, was so strongly fortified that it should have been impregnable. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z Built on the top of a vertical black rock, with smooth sides, and surrounded by cleverly-designed fortifications, this fort was said to be impregnable. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z Against this impregnable place, Burnside launched charge after charge, and never did men go more bravely and certainly to death. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z Like the resistless tide, which bears away both strong and weak, it hushed argument, drowned explanations, and silenced warnings, as it surged on, breaking down barriers, and sweeping away defences that seemed impregnable. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z Magdala is, as I have already said, an almost impregnable place, even in the hands of these savages. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Outrages which inflame the national heart, or local sufferings that awaken national sympathy serve only to heal all these, and hence render us impregnable. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z The aspect of the town is gradually changing, and in the little time that is left to us we hope to ensconce ourselves behind something of an impregnable defence. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z An impregnable fortress of rock, streaked and capped with snow, it defies time and man. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Its height, its isolation, and the harbour it commands, all pointed it out as a place for an impregnable—we had almost said an inaccessible—fortress. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Colonel Milward, who commands the artillery, remarked to me that in the hands of European troops it would be not only impregnable, but perfectly unattackable. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z To this point then, apparently impregnable, the formidable division under Billy Blythe was to make its way. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z From the point which they had gained the character of the fort was seen, and the heavy fire under which it was defended showed it to be impregnable. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Mr. Turnbull crossed the street to his residence, which, like many others on that eventful day, he considered impregnable. The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 2012-03-27T02:00:21.067Z “Humanity makes me hope that Christie is dead, as his scandalous capitulation, for a post of that consequence and so impregnable to savages, deserves the most severe punishment.” The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z They have never fought but to conquer; they have a fanatical persuasion of the might of their leader, and believe in his star; they have been always told that Magdala is impregnable. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z To the well-preserved ramparts Nature had added an impregnable defence in the form of a thick growth of cactus. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z The fort itself had been given a head covering of wooden beams, earth, and corrugated iron; the entrance in the rear was blocked, and in every other way it appeared impregnable. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Signs, however, were not wanting that the fortresses were not quite as impregnable as they pretended to be, that they would finally succumb to the daily assaults to which they were subjected. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z "But this place is almost impregnable," he cried. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z This small city was surrounded by a broad river, protecting it from sudden attack, which Sui-tshuen soon fortified so strongly that, when the soldiers arrived, it was impregnable. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z From where we sat the encircling ramparts appeared as complete and impregnable as they did in the time of the Roman occupation. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Under their direction the Boers have been repulsed for seven weeks, just as without the walls of Mafeking an almost impregnable defence has been constructed. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z "Club—do you live in a club?" inquired Daphne, with a woman's instinctive dislike for such a monastic and impregnable type of domicile. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z Here was an orderly settlement, on an excellent natural site, defended by a stockade and wall impregnable save to artillery, with fresh clean huts, well-cultivated fields, and an inexhaustible water supply. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z In dealing with this endless problem, philosophy seems to be baulked by an impregnable obstacle to its progress. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z Preceding us through the sacristy, our new guide escorted us to an inner chamber where, in an impregnable safe built in the wall, the venerated sacred relics of the Cathedral are kept. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z For three months plan after plan was tried for the reduction of this almost impregnable position. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z Military experts believe the islands are now virtually impregnable. Could Britain still defend the Falklands? 2012-02-27T12:26:57Z The reduction, by force, of that almost impregnable fortress, would have required a long siege, and a vast expenditure of treasure and of life. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z Which ever camp you fall into, that wailing, skeletal figure's hold on the popular imagination remains impregnable. Munch?s Scream and the art of anguish 2012-02-24T00:57:36Z The impregnable character of the President for truthfulness forbids the presumption that want of skill had aught to do with his ill-luck. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z There was no sweetness of purity, no heroism of faith, that had not an abiding-place in this impregnable fortress. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z Each battalion has stormed truth’s citadel only to find that about its inmost reality is an impregnable wall. Browning and His Century 2012-02-15T03:00:39.033Z I shall have the honour to be your keeper for awhile--in a most impregnable asylum.' My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z From it, as from an impregnable watch-tower, the Ptolemies directed the fortunes of their kingdom: it was not only the key to Egypt, it was also a bridle upon it. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z Two weeks passed in regular approaches on Lovell's part, and in exertions by M'Lean to render his fort impregnable. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z When the hail of destruction ceased, nothing remained of the impregnable fortress but a heap of shapeless ruin. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z In case of attack the Khan and the people provision this hiding-place, and retire to it, believing it impregnable. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z If this vain mortal is not blind with passion, he will see, upon reflection, that he has attacked the Old Testament precisely where it is most impregnable. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z The English are beating their heads vainly against the impregnable fortresses down the river, erected by German genius. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z Within an hour every eagle of Bald Face knew of this dreadful invasion of their hitherto impregnable domain. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z This fortress was, barring miracle or treachery, justly reputed impregnable. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z I said, 'We women have been the depositaries of religious sensibility, but we have also furnished the impregnable storehouse of superstition, sometimes gracious, sometimes desperately cruel and hurtful to our race.' Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Never at Fontenoy, Albuera or at Waterloo was more undaunted courage displayed by the sons of Erin than during those six frantic dashes which they directed against the almost impregnable position of their foe.... Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.223Z Full of chivalry, he at once proposed to sail, although informed that the place was impregnable, and could only be taken by stratagem. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z The castle was very strong, and moated; impregnable on the sea side, and on the land side ascended by a narrow mountain path, while the guns on its summit commanded the112 port. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z Return with all speed to Tsu, and place that impregnable stronghold in a condition to endure a siege? The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Dutch nationality, driven violently from the public places, hid itself in the home, and there entrenched itself behind impregnable barriers. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z She listened occasionally, but her position as mother made her impregnable. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z He found it inaccessible on three sides; and on the unprotected quarter built a fort, on a peak of impregnable rock, rising 600 feet above the narrow path which it commanded. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z For the wonder is, not that He built it throughout all the world, but made it impregnable, and that though assaulted by such conflicts. Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom 2012-01-11T03:00:30.173Z Why, a handful of ronins could take and sack in a trice the castle once deemed impregnable! The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z It consists of three hills, connected by walls enclosing an area of 7 sq. m., and practically impregnable to assault. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The division was an impregnable Liberal stronghold, but Leslie had hopes that he might capture the situation. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Between a roaring maelstrom of the coarsest libertinism, on the one hand, and an impregnable barrier of heartless puritanism on the other, her destruction was well-nigh inevitable. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z Mr Maitland's heart, too, seemed as impregnable as his dignity; and I was glad to forget that I had ever formed so desperate a project as an attempt upon either. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z They reckon it impregnable, for this Reason, perhaps, because it was never taken. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels From Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-07T03:00:17.127Z There she sat upon the water a glorious impregnable battery, the wonder of the age, the terror of rebels, and the pride of the North. Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields 2012-01-07T03:00:15.907Z But the Americanos meant to reach those guns before they were discovered, and after that the impregnable strong-hold would become a trap without exits. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z Bellamy placed his ideal civilization within the impregnable security of a time as yet unborn. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z He presented an impregnable front to all new writers. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z On Tuesday, back in its home stadium, where City has been impregnable this season, the team crushed Liverpool, 3-0. On Soccer: A Big Hole to Fill for Manchester City 2012-01-04T22:34:30Z By what possible chance the secret could have been fathomed--how the impregnable defence of forty years had all at once been beaten down--was wholly incomprehensible. The Money Gods 2012-01-04T03:00:39.617Z Useless now were the machine-guns; worse than useless the impregnable walls of rock. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z On one side of the mouth of the harbour of Mahon is a site easily rendered impregnable, on the other a plain which nothing can secure. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z They did not know how impregnable are the bulwarks which surround the fortress of custom to all attacks by storm, though they may easily be reduced by sapping the foundations. A Discourse Being Introductory to his Course of Lectures on Elocution and the English Language (1759) 2012-01-01T03:00:09.283Z It was practically impregnable to a native army using only savage weapons. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The besiegers crept up a jagged rift in the rock as steep as the side of a well, and utterly impregnable against more vigilant defenders. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z If we move against Longstreet with an overwhelming force he will simply fall back towards Virginia until he can be reinforced or take up an impregnable position. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z Pitt was already surrounded, and as years went on completely encompassed, with an armour and atmosphere of terror which rendered him almost impregnable to personal collisions throughout his career in the House of Commons. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z Had any European or Japanese soldiers been in possession of Wei-hai-Wei, or Port Arthur, it must have been impregnable, and if Russia seizes either place we shall find this out. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z Charles hurried along the great road to the capital, with the fragments of his army, striving to concentrate all the strength of the empire within those venerable and hitherto impregnable fortifications. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z There is nothing quite so impregnable as the reserve of a nice-minded girl. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z Each time the position is improved, until one at last is found which is impregnable. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z On the contrary, the neighboring kings and chiefs, seeing that his camp was impregnable, had proffered their friendship and supplied the soldiers with provisions. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z The Latin statesmen who are opposed to him have found an impregnable barrier to their sinister designs. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z At the same time, the United States would be safeguarded against internal dangers and made impregnable against attack or invasion by any foreign power. Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace 2011-12-14T03:00:16.577Z She had occupied this strategic point continuously since the reëstablishment of Spanish power in 1763, The great stone fort, which still stands, had proved impregnable to Moro attack, and had long been unmolested. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z On the other side, high up on a natural fortress which was considered impregnable, lay those who had brought this angry pack about them. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Though the payroll tax is regressive -- it hits lower- income Americans harder -- Roosevelt believed the levy would make the program politically impregnable. Obama Payroll Tax Cuts Seen Undermining Social Security Support 2011-12-05T10:42:33Z It is a garrisoned city, and has fortifications considered impregnable. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z These mountains, rugged and inaccessible to armies from the desert side, form an impregnable barrier except by the three gateways mentioned. Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace 2011-12-14T03:00:16.577Z She had expected an impregnable barrier of mock stupidity. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Here again are embodied the notions of order, government, conspicuous majesty, impregnable strength. St. Peter, His Name and His Office As set forth in holy scripture 2011-11-28T03:00:25.013Z No," he thought, as he half dreamed over a pipe-load of tobacco, "the case seems to be impregnable. On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z And whatever one may think of the narrowness of the mind-curers, their logical position is impregnable. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z It will make the nation impregnable in case of war, if, notwithstanding all efforts to prevent it, war should come. Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace 2011-12-14T03:00:16.577Z The shadow of the Sixth Avenue emporium hedged him, in his own shallow esteem, with impregnable divinity. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z I can assure you, on my word of honour as an English gentleman, that this building in which you are now is impregnable to all forms of attack known to modern warfare. The World Masters 2011-11-18T03:00:31.543Z To which the reply had been: "You may take it from me that England is absolutely impregnable and invincible"—and —— repeated over—"impregnable and invincible!" The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z With Federer's seemingly impregnable serve dipping for the first time in the match, the Frenchman missed another opportunity at 30-40 in the eighth game when he sent a forehand long. Federer wins Paris Masters for 69th career title 2011-11-13T16:02:32Z That the little Moslem kingdom survived so long was not due to its own strength, but rather to its almost impregnable situation and to the dissensions of the victors. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z From that impregnable coigne of vantage he began to shoot long, deep, and passionate glances upon the Se�orita de Mor�, who received the fires of the battery with heroic calmness. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z "Although macroprudential policies are the appropriate first line of defense against financial instability, these defenses are not impregnable," Williams told a conference at the International Monetary Fund. Fed's Yellen urges Europe to act on crisis 2011-11-11T22:02:53Z What you want is a woman of mature age, of wide knowledge of the world; above all, of impregnable respectability. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z Only in Argentina and New Granada were the fires of insurrection still burning, and between them intervened Peru, the stronghold of Spanish power in South America—a citadel impregnable behind mountains, deserts, and the ocean. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z They found an almost impregnable retreat in the castle of Bobastro, which had once been a Roman fortress. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z Once inside the dug-out he felt comparatively safe, as an Indian would be very careful about approaching it as it was virtually impregnable. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z It was formerly called the key to England, and, before cannon came into use, was considered impregnable; but at the present time it is used solely as a prison. The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century 2011-11-04T02:00:24.773Z He knew he would mess it all now, in spite of everything; he remembered stories of commanders who had been ousted out of impregnable positions by the mere confident attitude of their opponents. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z Lopez had the advantage of the services of a clever English civil engineer; and the fortifications, though rude, were soon made practically impregnable to assault. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z If all their forts are alike, they may be called impregnable to Indians.... Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z They are confident that their holdings are impregnable against democracy coming invincibly against them. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z To leave her to her fate on that impregnable rock would be little less than cold-blooded murder, for nothing but death awaited her. Folk-Tales of the Khasis 2011-11-01T02:00:19.730Z Why not have left it there, on that secure impregnable pinnacle? The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z Medea’s charm had made him strong; Medea’s charm had made his shield impregnable. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Therefore my soule do thou depend, upon that Rock which will not move, When all created help shall end Thy Rock impregnable will prove, Whom still embrace with ardent Love. Divine Songs and Meditacions (1653) 2011-10-29T02:00:17.500Z One tells us that because of the many mountains, there being no railroad system, separate communities are defended by almost impregnable natural barriers, and as neighboring peoples are hereditary enemies, there is always war somewhere. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z For ourselves we are willing to come down from the impregnable fortresses of the Bible upon the common ground of the Grecian Mythology, and on this do battle against him. Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation 2011-10-29T02:00:13.723Z When they did settle down, I opened my account with one of the two great banks that had proved themselves impregnable. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z Nestled among its five ranges of hills, its impregnable position no doubt first attracted the attention of the commander-in-chief and that of his trusted quartermaster, General Nathaniel Greene. Authors and Writers Associated with Morristown With a Chapter on Historic Morristown 2011-10-25T02:00:25.713Z Free trade thus seemed to offer the means of placing an increasing distance between Britain and her rivals, and of rendering the industrial monopoly which she had attained impregnable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z Is the peace of Europe at this moment so profound, is our own position so satisfactory and impregnable, that we may wisely and safely dismiss all anxiety from our minds? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z His position is impregnable as long as the sun shines and the seasons roll. The International Jew The World's Foremost Problem 2011-10-16T02:00:19.257Z For more than two years they maintained the impregnable city against the lieutenants of Severus, and it was not till a.d. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z At night the position was made impregnable against anything save a movement in large force; and in the morning the enemy were compelled to withdraw their artillery and close the embrasures of their forts. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z Very few places in the country occupied so impregnable a position. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z It boasts of a bridge with nineteen arches, a very ancient history, and the remains of an old castle, which, it is said, was at one time considered impregnable. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z The city is protected by a numerous garrison of about four thousand regular troops, extremely well kept, who make Havana impregnable in a country where one cannot attack, except with considerable forces. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z He was right in believing that an impregnable city on the Bosphorus would prove the salvation of the Balkan Peninsula even if all its open country were overrun by the invader. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z Following his directions Br�hl assisted by his mother-in-law and his wife took the impregnable stronghold and was master of it before Sulkowski made the attempt. Count Br?hl 2011-10-06T02:00:41.430Z The impregnable situation of the city rendered it safe and immune from attack. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z With admirable and well-kept secrecy the Admiralty had made all preparations for a strong attack to be delivered at the supposedly impregnable Dardanelles. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z It had endured for centuries as an immense and impregnable power. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z But Licinius when he had recovered the place set to work to render it impregnable. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z Drivers now wear flameproof coveralls and ride in seemingly impregnable steel cages. Opinion: Danger?s Still Our Middle Name 2011-10-02T00:18:44Z Kings will learn to do justice, sanguinary laws will be abolished; and thus the millennium of Peace and Joy will be established on a basis illustrious and impregnable! Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:31.450Z The mere fact of her being sent out to the Near East indicated the gigantic task before the Allies: the forcing at all costs the hitherto supposedly impregnable defences of the Dardanelles. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z Equal laws make it more impregnable than walls or moats. The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z As fortresses went in those early days it was almost impregnable—two sides protected by the water, the third by a strong wall not commanded by any neighbouring heights. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z Near this village are the remains of a castle, once deemed impregnable; it is situated on a sandstone rock, 366 feet in perpendicular height. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z The windows, 278 with their shutters and iron bars, seemed impregnable. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z This fortress, however, was impregnable; the good dame was a very Gibraltar of virtue. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z Now that the fruit is plucked, prince Gabriel, I hold that Eden is impregnable Under thy keeping. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I 2011-09-20T02:00:18.217Z London, the all-powerful metropolis, which had egotistically considered herself the impregnable Citadel of the World, fell to pieces and was consumed. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z The rocks were steeper here, steep enough to be the impregnable fortress he always imagined them. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z On it he could see numerous flags 115 fluttering above what seemed to be an impregnable fortress. Bluebeard 2011-09-19T02:00:13.657Z "We must build forces that are as impregnable as a rock." China's growing might adds urgency to Taiwan arms calls 2011-09-18T02:43:40Z Lines that had been thought impregnable were falling daily. Short Stories of the New America Interpreting the America of this age to high school boys and girls 2011-09-17T02:00:26.183Z The suburb of Borsippa was included within the fortifications of the city, which were so strong as to be practicably impregnable. A Primer of Assyriology 2011-09-14T02:00:47.990Z It was a well fortified place, and, as they approached, the keen eyes of the king noted how impregnable its walls were. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z The common law has always recognized a man's house as his castle, impregnable, often, even to its own officers engaged in the execution of its commands. The Right to Privacy 2011-09-11T02:00:10.037Z But the bastions which encircle this frail fairy palace are impregnable. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z It is a terrific place, and was believed to be impregnable. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z There are no castles in this world so impregnable as the words of Christ.—J. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour 2011-09-03T02:00:17.117Z London, which owes to the same king not only its municipality, but also the defenses which rendered it impregnable to the later attacks of the Danes. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z Thus, at a period when the power of artillery was in its infancy, the position of Le Plessis, long since chosen by Louis XI. as his favorite retreat, might be regarded as impregnable. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z The monumental former Citizens Saving Bank at the Bowery and Canal Street — portal to Manhattan, gateway to Chinatown and impregnable fortress of thrift — is the kind of neighborhood cynosure that just looks like a landmark. City Room: Grand Old Bank at Bowery and Canal Becomes an Official Landmark 2011-08-31T10:56:43Z One also hears of an impregnable country beyond, and of a tribe kindred to the Basutos, ruled by the great chief “Sekukuni.” Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z We argued it out while I was dressing and I insisted that the City was impregnable. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z A convoy of waggons on the march can in two or three minutes be transformed into an almost impregnable laager. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z Another time Almanzor found himself and his army cut off by the Christians, who had occupied an impregnable position in his rear, and barred his return to Cordova. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z I said sternly, because she had forgotten that we lived in the impregnable fort of a gracious life: "O Kitty, that poor battered thing outside!" The Return of the Soldier 2011-08-26T02:00:23.937Z Their conduct throughout, even against overwhelming odds, and the knowledge acquired too late of the enemy’s position being impregnable, left nothing to be desired. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z She never really quarrelled with Courtlandt, because his impregnable stolidity made such a result next to impossible. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z I shall but briefly gather some of the many that might be pressed, which being put together, to me seem impregnable. A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z He had no golden bullets—to him the castle was therefore impregnable. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z Her quiet pride was infinitely more than a match for his aggressive self-love; her supreme naturalness, the most impregnable armor she could have worn. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z The fortress was really impregnable; for besides the guns it was defended by the precipices of the Dnieper and inaccessible cliffs rising sheer from the water, and did not require a great garrison. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z But when he did raise them, she saw that he was clad in his old impregnable calm. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z He goes so far as to say that "Give to the tempted the reinforcement of religion, and you place him in a position well-nigh impregnable." Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z Even now, with MPs suggesting he return to the UK to face questions, Morgan's confidence appears impregnable as he regularly takes to Twitter to denounce his accusers and promote his show. Piers Morgan under pressure as phone-hacking scandal widens 2011-08-06T22:06:38Z One principle behind which the good lady invariably entrenched herself, was the impregnable one, that she never bought anything unless it was under the promptings of a strict necessity. Papers from Overlook-House 2011-08-07T02:00:08.643Z The Cossacks examined with wonder that impregnable nest of lions which checked all their power and that of the Khan. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z His position was impregnable to the dogs, but, thus perched, he was a splendid mark for E-tuk-i-shook. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z For it was a stronghold impregnable before the days of gunpowder. A West Country Pilgrimage 2011-08-05T02:00:48.947Z On the contrary, it turns American adventurism into an endearing myth that becomes impregnable to protest. Captain America's patriot games 2011-08-01T10:55:58Z The garrison now numbered 14,000 or 15,000 men, and as its works had been planned by Vauban, the greatest military engineer of his age, its defenders reckoned it impregnable. William the Third 2011-07-31T02:00:12.077Z Thus slowly, but steadily, our lightly burdened troops continued on their way, each day bringing them nearer to where Theodore had gathered his forces in the mountain aerie, which he had believed impregnable. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z Its geographical position, its immense resources, the peculiar situation, impregnable strength, and capacious harbor of its capital, give to it the complete command of the whole Gulf of Mexico, to which it is the key. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z It faced foursquare, dominated the valley, and presented a front impregnable to all approach. A West Country Pilgrimage 2011-08-05T02:00:48.947Z They must learn first hand of the dangers which threaten these impregnable shores. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z Why, the castle is in such a strong position and so well fortified that it must be almost impregnable! King Matthias and the Beggar Boy 2011-07-24T02:00:11.047Z Still 2:35 off Martin's time though which is looking pretty impregnable. Live - Tour de France stage 20 2011-07-23T13:24:47Z The mask – created by two sympathetic theatre prop designers – is a few centimetres thick, weighs several kilograms, and is seemingly impregnable to sound. Avaaz: activism or 'slacktivism'? 2011-07-20T19:00:03Z Whatever else falls, Mack stands impregnable as a rock. Knut Hamsun 2011-07-18T02:00:21.927Z Her confidence in the esteem and love of her fellows was impregnable, for it was rooted in her unbounded confidence in her own excellence. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z The position must have been formerly impregnable, and its rough aspect marks it to have been constructed for the mere business of war. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z The chiefs of the besiegers knew it was the marsk's eldest daughter; but many of the common soldiers looked on her as a supernatural being, who protected the castle, and rendered it impregnable. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z He pitched his camp on the crest of King's Mountain, a position which would have been impregnable had his opponents been drilled in the tactics of European battlefields. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Lamar and I simultaneously arose to our feet and gazed at the heads which filled up every crevice, as a veteran soldier would have gazed at so many bristling bayonets upon an impregnable bastion. The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2) or, The Adventures of Three Southerns 2011-07-06T02:00:46.297Z It was strongly fortified, and was believed by the insurgents to be impregnable. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z The country is of such a nature that it may be pronounced positively impregnable. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z The island was already, from its situation and heights, so well fortified by nature, and the old castle was so favourably situated, that it did not seem difficult to make the place impregnable. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z And when some brought forward against me this book as an impregnable weapon and bulwark, I sat with them three days in succession from dawn till evening and tried to correct the statements made. St. Dionysius of Alexandria Letters and Treatises 2011-06-29T02:00:23.247Z This bulwark of Lombardy was considered almost impregnable. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z They had trenches on the farther side of the river which they deemed impregnable. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z Everything had been done to make the position impregnable, and so it was in theory. Our Army at the Front 2011-06-26T02:00:07.933Z But if you would have him alive, M�llerup is not impregnable. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z He appeared to sink at once into impregnable slumber; yet Joan was somehow intuitively aware that he wasn't asleep. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Then it is that they attack the invaders, and, entrenched in their forests behind impregnable rocks, they inflict the most terrible carnage on them with little danger to themselves. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z |
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