Even so, they found the scale of their first attempt daunting.
"Never one to be daunted by attempting the impossible," Hitchens, the author of "God Is Not Great," writes in a blurb, "Dinesh D'Souza here shows again the argumentative skills that make him such a formidable opponent".
A number of factors made escape attempts daunting for the internees; they would have to navigate through Japanese-occupied territory, find food, and, as few internees actually spoke Cantonese, they would also have to deal with language difficulties in Hong Kong if they succeeded in escaping.
Beyond that, some people privately wondered if Parker's torn allegiances were a harbinger of her road ahead as she attempts a daunting juggling act.
With "The Play About My Dad," Boo Killebrew attempts a daunting juggling act: telling multiple accounts of Hurricane Katrina's assault on her hometown, Gulfport, Miss., and recounting the dissolution of her parents' marriage and her rapprochement with her father, a doctor called to action when the storm hits.
The logistics of love are daunting at twelve thousand feet — Alford describes their attempt at a kiss as "two sheets of sandpaper scraping" — but not, as it were, insurmountable.
Those who attempt to make the journey face daunting challenges, their fate often left in the hands of people smugglers, only to later be abandoned, to face potential imprisonment, or a life on the streets full of cold and hunger.
Keep in mind that Williams is 5'9 and Sharapova is 6'2 so her attempts to make Williams seem physically daunting are baffling and pathetically misguided.
Staley, 53, is attempting what even the sympathetic say is daunting: persuading Teamsters and other union members to be more efficient, and breaking down hostility between workers and management.
