Sentence examples for confronting formidable from inspiring English sources

But Mr. Blair is confronting formidable opposition from inside and outside his party, as well as from student groups who say that the plan would discourage would-be students and contradict the deeply held believe that higher education is a citizen's right, as much as, say, health care.

Others confronted formidable financial problems.

Reconstruction and development In the wake of the civil war that ended three years ago, Liberia confronts formidable reconstruction and development challenges.

Jamaica has recorded significant gains in confronting the formidable H.I.V.-AIDS pandemic and in ensuring that prevention and treatment programs continue to benefit all Jamaicans.

I will never forget him confronting the formidable former South African fast bowler Andre Nel during probably his best innings for Middlesex, the 195 he smashed against Surrey at The Oval.

In the meantime, Daniel from Mexico and Teresa from Colombia and a few thousand other striving immigrants are confronting a formidable new hurdle in their pursuit of a college education.

David Belton confronted a formidable challenge in directing "The Amish": Make an almost two-hour documentary about a group of people who don't allow themselves to be interviewed on camera.

For the last month of the regular season, the team and its star point guard, Erick Barkley, had confronted a formidable opponent -- the constant harassment of the N.C.A.A. Twice Barkley was suspended for "rules infractions".

To a soundtrack of howling winds and crashing waves visitors are invited to "confront the formidable challenge Shackleton and his men faced": a taste of electronic salt spray for a public still in thrall to old-fashioned hardship and adventure providing, of course, there's a gift shop nearby.

The schools confront two formidable difficulties: 1.

Survival horror games, like many action-adventure games, are structured around the boss encounter where the player must confront a formidable opponent in order to advance to the next area.