Sentence examples for a daunting test from inspiring English sources

But for the students, who officially graduate on Wednesday, preparing for this quintessentially American rite of passage felt more like a daunting test.

For the creators of The Onion, a satirical weekly newspaper based in New York City, that formula posed a daunting test in the days after Sept. 11.

But even by his standards the next few days will be a daunting test of nerve and stamina from which only two outcomes are possible.

The first six holes at the Olympic Club have lived up to their billing as a daunting test for the world's best players at the United States Open.

For example, rather than a track star thinking of their last meet as a daunting test of their skill, they may try to consider it as a moment to show off how hard they've worked.

The Royal Opera House has taken the risk of performing four complete cycles, a daunting test of stamina, instead of the usual three preceded by a paid dress rehearsal, a chance to establish confidence in front of an audience.

Hurricane Sandy put few agencies in the region to a more daunting test than it did the New York City Housing Authority — the nation's biggest public landlord — as 402 of its buildings housing 77,000 residents lost electricity and elevators, with most of them also losing heat and hot water.

Despite what Nick Saban would have you believe, neither team faces -- on paper or in the papers -- a particularly daunting test in Week 2. While several of the teams currently rated in the AP Top 25 should be on upset alert this weekend (Georgia, we're looking your way), all ranked teams are playing unranked opponents.

Nicolás Maduro, the vice-president and Mr Chávez's chosen successor, lacks his boss's charisma and authority and may have a harder time holding off the opposition.Whoever winds up replacing Mr Chávez will face a daunting economic test.

Sexton had been told by head coach Joe Schmidt that he had to train fully in Friday's session to warrant selection for the daunting test of hosting the world champions, who are unbeaten in 2013.

They kept their classrooms open late, gave their students more time to learn and prepared them for the big goal -- the daunting test.