Sentence examples for become a formidable player from inspiring English sources

"Funny or Die," the comedy site whose first video went online in 2007, has become a formidable player, recently scoring with a commercial parody in which Mike Tyson played Herman Cain, off-kilter casting that seems even more creepy in the wake of the sex scandals that caused him to suspend his campaign.

Although the Defense Department and Global Crossing say there was nothing inappropriate about the way the bid was handled, the company's success in navigating the Pentagon's procurement system illustrates how Global Crossing, a onetime stock market wonder that filed for bankruptcy protection last month, became a formidable player in Washington.

Egnyte has a different clientele than these two companies but regardless it will need a broader strategy to become a formidable market player.

"Even though I'm a member of the National Assembly" — and at one point he was a minister as well — "I don't think I'll ever become a politician, although I must admit I am becoming a formidable player in this political game".

Creighton's best player could be Brian Mullan, who has become a formidable striker after a great deal of success as a hockey goaltender on the Select 15 and 17 United States national teams.

But the fighting over the past five months has shown that Isis has become a formidable military force.

If it extends that experiment, it could become a formidable competitor.

But what could have been a cakewalk for Woods has become a formidable challenge.

And after sending Bush out of Iraq in ignominy he has become a formidable national hero.

Ms. Tenenbaum, the state education chief, had surged to become a formidable opponent.

Since setting the Guinness record, she has become a formidable endurance athlete.