Sentence examples for be a formidable challenger from inspiring English sources

Mr. Simmons, a popular five-term state representative, proved to be a formidable challenger.

But his Democratic opponent, Mrs. Farrell, proved to be a formidable challenger, primarily by using Mr. Shays's party affiliation against him and even invoking Mr. DeLay in her speeches and in debates.

Corel also sees a golden opportunity with Linux, the upstart operating system that could turn out to be a formidable challenger to Windows.

In Michigan, Representative Debbie Stabenow is a formidable challenger.

Asked whether Tale of Ekati was a formidable challenger, Tagg parroted two of Dutrow's favorite expressions.

He captained the Swedish Kyokushin karate team, and was a formidable challenger at the 1979 World Open Tournament (arranged by the Kyokushin Karate Organization) when he was only a green belt.

"It's a formidable challenge to preserve".

And he's a formidable competitor.

This time, Casino Drive is considered a formidable challenger, having won both his starts, but is the likely second choice behind the Kentucky Derby and Preakness champion, Big Brown.

The Chaconne that closes the Partita No. 2, a variation set built on a dance pattern, is as sublime as any of the sonata movements, although the huge Fugue in the Sonata No. 3 is surely a formidable challenger.

That's a strategy that has worked well for companies such as Harley Davidson, and the new line of cruisers from Indian are proving a formidable challenger to the hold Davidson has enjoyed in Indian's absence from the consumer marketplace.