Sentence examples for be a daunting undertaking from inspiring English sources

It proved to be a daunting undertaking, in large part because of demanding building codes that govern the conversion of historic buildings for public use.

"To try to put together your first vote-by-mail election in four to six weeks without established policies and infrastructure would be a daunting undertaking," said Nick Handy, director of elections for Washington.

"Assuming Obama runs again and his fund-raising prowess is sustained, then it will be a daunting undertaking for any opponent," said Kenneth Gross, a campaign finance lawyer at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

Admittedly, this could be a daunting undertaking at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

We understand that the NR can appear to be a daunting undertaking, and we wanted to produce something that simplified understanding the process.

Commanding the stage in a one-person show is a daunting undertaking.

Any performance of the whole of L'Orestie, then, is a daunting undertaking.

Life and Fate is a daunting undertaking, but for those who finish it the experience is profound.

But Khovanshchina – as it is usually known in English – is a daunting undertaking for any fully staffed opera house (just three previous homegrown British productions in the last 50 years), let alone an organisation such as BOC that relies on bringing together a vast range of both professional and amateur performers and backstage workers for each of its site-specific shows.

Indeed, the protocol is so complex that full implementation is a daunting undertaking and may in any case be inappropriate for a particular digital library site.

Mrs. Bush's office would not say whether Mr. Hager undertook what would be a daunting task for any groom-to-be: formally asking the president of the United States for his daughter's hand in marriage.