Sentence examples for a formidable memory from inspiring English sources

Fluent in several languages and equipped with a formidable memory, Dr. Gasman redefined Picasso studies.

He used this knowledge, and a formidable memory, to good effect.

The chancellor has a formidable memory, and knows the state of the government's finances down to the last penny.

In a penetrating and otherwise critical piece on George W. Bush in The New York Review of Books, Lars-Erik Nelson called him "an intelligent man with a formidable memory, enormous charm and a sense of humor".

Ms. Abramowicz had a formidable memory, and not only for those who peopled her cherished birthplace, Vilna, Lithuania, the great center of Yiddish culture now known as Vilnius, where the YIVO collection originated.

He had a formidable memory and eye for detail, which allowed him to dominate his staff officers, especially those in charge of specialist areas such as artillery, transport and communications.

Like many connoisseurs, Kemp has a formidable visual memory, and can summon into consciousness any of Leonardo's known works.

From the 1940s on, black artists in America came to represent a formidable historical memory and conscience for contemporary audiences both in terms of the perfection of their respective crafts, and in representing the legacy of slaves.