"I was slightly daunted at the idea of working with Ted, but he was immediately engaging and charismatic, although not in the manipulative way that some charismatic people can be.
It was not the prospect of throngs of protesters that daunted them, nor the problem of finding a Broadway show suitable for their delicate sensibilities ("Naked Boys Singing" was definitely out).
At the top of Green Mountain they have succeeded to an impressive degree: this is said to be the only tropical forest in the world assembled from scratch.The Portuguese sailors who discovered Ascension in 1501 were so daunted by its barrenness they didn't even bother to land.
Shoulder to shoulder Preparing for austerity Lady in red Good sport ReprintsEven Ms Harman may be daunted, though, by the obstacles that lie between her and the Labour crown.
At the movie studio, he has promoted Michael Lynton, whom Hollywood people regard as a safe pair of hands.Sir Howard does not seem overly daunted by the task of getting Sony's engineers to accept similar discipline.
But most people would happily take an extra two years of lucidity, if it were on offer.Those who are daunted by cryptic clues need not be disheartened.
Many independents, with no party to contribute funds or manpower, were daunted by the cost of standing.
And things will get worse before they get better: a new survey from the University of Alabama says that business leaders expect the state's economy to go on shrinking in the third quarter.Nevertheless, people in Alabama, particularly in the south-west corner that includes Mobile, are refusing to be daunted.
It has not been daunted by defeat at the polls.
Nothing daunted, Mr Santorum soldiered on to Florida, only to finish well behind Messrs Romney and Gingrich again.
Nothing daunted, he goes on cheerily to assert that the EU may break up.
