(a.) Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful; irresistible.
(a.) Great; extreme; terrible.
Example Sentences:
(1) The evangelical pastor knew he faced an almighty task.
(2) Those Lords resisting an elected chamber had better prove their vaunted independence by kicking up an almighty stink at being denied any voice in the main cuts legislation whizzing through Westminster.
(3) Even Roberts couldn't dictate terms to the almighty, which may have been why he was an atheist.
(4) Worst of all, marketisation ensures that everyone arrives at the challenge of being a carer with an almighty shock, and often a sense of "Why did no one warn me?".
(5) Nobody can deprive me of that victory except the Almighty Allah,” Jammeh said.
(6) Charlotte Eagles gave Chivas USA an almighty scare, by equalizing in the penultimate minute of regulation time, through Mauricio Salles, only for Jose Correa to break their hearts deep into stoppage time.
(7) It was an unusual, and characteristically bold, move at the end of a goalless game in which Los Ticos had given them an almighty scare.
(8) There is also a longer term threat: by plunging into the debt markets the government risks inflating an almighty bubble in bonds, which will burst in a few years time once the economy begins to bounce back, driving up interest rates and making the government's massive debt burden extremely costly to service.
(9) Almighty God, You created the heavens and the earth and all that is in them.
(10) Again there was also a sense that Liverpool had blown it, with the shock departure of Dalglish in February 1991 seen by many as the beginning of the end for an almighty force.
(11) 46 min: Brazil, no doubt after an almighty bollocking from Dunga, get the second half under way.
(12) We can argue till the cows come home about who should get the credit for this – the administration, former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, shale gas, the dynamism of a huge domestic market, the native entrepreneurial spirit of the American people, God almighty – but it happened on Obama’s watch.
(13) My lords and members of the House of Commons, I pray that blessing of almighty God may rest upon your counsels.
(14) • In the past week, Chinese authorities arrested around 1,000 members of a group called the Church of the Almighty God for spreading rumours about the apocalypse.
(15) Now it almost feels too late, and certainly an almighty mess.
(16) "You just know you're a man through the physical talents that were given to you by the almighty."
(17) A deal is still possible, although the chances of an almighty mess are getting bigger by the hour.
(18) Dwyane Wade (3-13 FG, 10 points) was subdued and perhaps feeling his troublesome knees again and Chris Bosh had just 12 points, while point guard Mario Chalmers’ almighty struggles continued.
(19) There's an almighty thud as a piece of rock hits the coffin, everyone gasps and one of them says: "Bloody 'ell, Barry!
(20) Fifteen minutes later the same English justice system – in the formidable shape of Mrs Justice Gloster – gave Berezovsky an almighty and devastating kick up the backside.
Sovereign
Definition:
(a.) Supreme or highest in power; superior to all others; chief; as, our sovereign prince.
(a.) Independent of, and unlimited by, any other; possessing, or entitled to, original authority or jurisdiction; as, a sovereign state; a sovereign discretion.
(a.) Princely; royal.
(a.) Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount.
(a.) Efficacious in the highest degree; effectual; controlling; as, a sovereign remedy.
(n.) The person, body, or state in which independent and supreme authority is vested; especially, in a monarchy, a king, queen, or emperor.
(n.) A gold coin of Great Britain, on which an effigy of the head of the reigning king or queen is stamped, valued at one pound sterling, or about $4.86.
(n.) Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalidi, or genus Basilarchia, as the ursula and the viceroy.
Example Sentences:
(1) Morrison and Operation Sovereign Borders commander Lieutenant General Angus Campbell continued to insist that their refusal to answer questions about “on water matters” was essential to meet the overriding goal of stopping asylum seeker boats, and said from now on such briefings on the policy would be held when needed, rather than every week because the “establishment phase” had finished.
(2) "Russia has invaded a sovereign neighbouring state and threatens a democratic government elected by its people.
(3) The Russians call it [the Crimea operation] ‘fast power’ – there are no democratic encumbrances, executive power is sovereign, the legislature, the military, the media, the judiciary are compliant.
(4) "It is pointless to think sovereign bond rates could be brought down for an extended period of time by outside interventions," said Draghi.
(5) The responses appeared to refer directly to Operation Sovereign Borders, but the immigration department secretary, Martin Bowles, later interjected to clarify that they were meant as general responses to operational matters.
(6) Updated at 1.43pm BST 1.10pm BST Portugal's 10-year sovereign bonds ended last month at their strongest level since the country was bailed out in May 2011, a sign that investors may be a little more confident about its prospects.
(7) Data published by the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) showed that the banks were only forced to simulate losses on sovereign debt that they held for trading purposes and not for bonds they might hold to maturity on their banking books.
(8) He arrived in 1998 when a boat carrying asylum seekers bound for Italy foundered off the coast; he and others were rescued and brought to a second British sovereign base on Cyprus, Akrotiri.
(9) Steinbrück is also right to accuse Merkel the of not having communicated the real nature of the European crisis: she continues to talk about a sovereign debt crisis even though, apart from Greece, the real macro-economic instability originated in the private sector.
(10) "As others, we have been surprised on the upside on the growth performance so far this year on the UK" said Moritz Kraemer, S&P's head of sovereign ratings for Europe."
(11) But when weapons are flowing from the borders of a sovereign state, it is very clear where the blame lies.
(12) We kept our troops in Iraq to help establish a sovereign government – and you got the job done.
(13) But Abbott said “operation sovereign borders” – aimed at “stopping the boats” would start as soon as the new government was sworn in on Wednesday.
(14) Finally and most crucially, Team Obama would have to convince the Israelis that a strong Lebanese army under the control of a democratically elected government is far better than Hezbollah armed to the teeth, given all the domestic and historical limitations that govern the army's use of offensive force – and that finally allowing such an army to be formed, withdrawing from all the remaining occupied territory in south Lebanon and ending its air force's illegal flyovers would actually improve Israel's security in the long run by encouraging the construction of a truly stable, sovereign neighbour.
(15) Tsipras also emphasised that Greece is a “sovereign country with an irrevocable right to conduct a multi-faceted foreign policy”.
(16) "The downgrade of the UK's sovereign ratings primarily reflects a weaker economic and fiscal outlook and hence the upward revision to Fitch's medium-term projections for UK budget deficits and government debt," it said.
(17) The implementation of sorely needed structural reforms is now an important step to take in order to solve the sovereign debt crisis and achieve faster and more sustained growth in EU member states.
(18) The response from the SPD opposition was harsh and noted that the government's gradual approach had led to a dramatic intensification of the sovereign debt crisis.
(19) He stressed, however, that Ukraine would remain a sovereign and united entity, under the terms of a peace deal agreed in Minsk last Friday.
(20) That’s why a simple PowerPoint presentation becomes Operation Sovereign Borders.