His influence was still powerful when the literary lions and lionesses of the present establishment were young students, and has remained so, despite the onslaught of postand post-post-structuralism.

Readers are given the thrill of tweaking a literary lion's tail, while authors are given the reassurance of hitching a ride on an established writer's fame.

Then, on their ninth encounter, the contest between two literary lions suddenly descended into a cat-fight.

They were already gorged, but you can't mix 500 buffs and a pride of lions without action.

Half an hour after we've quit the camp, we're staring at an entire pride of lions feasting on, yes, a hippo.

It could be a gorilla, a pride of lions, or a polar bear covering his nose.

Gaga posted several snaps of herself standing near a pride of lions.

Plus, footage of a hyena calling in reinforcements after being picked on by a pride of lions.

If he'd been an animal, he'd have been a squeaking mouse, not a roaring lion.

No blandness, either, in the brass's roaring lion and the footfall of 'heavy beasts'.

Expect snow, reindeer and a roaring lion.

Of note for the engines were a roaring lion on the smokebox door, a handwheel for a damper, diamond chimney stack and round spoked wheels.

Next to him stands the roaring lion (i.e. the people).