Tradition has it that all 1,230 of Boston's "hero squares" are decorated with flags and floral wreaths for Memorial Day, but the task grows more daunting each year.
The downhill, the original extreme winter sport, is no less daunting all these years later.
The tasks Mr. Putin faces are daunting, partly because years of neglect under the government of Boris N. Yeltsin have deepened so many problems.
Now, Americans work a daunting 300 hours a year more.These divergences began at different times and for different reasons.
And the larger scene surrounding the event, which is now in its eighth year, remains daunting, with upwards of 15 satellite fairs and the usual calendar of dinners, parties, concerts and talks.
The expectations for Alabama each year are daunting – regularly ranked #1 and expected to win the national title.
The list of the conditions she's had over almost 40 years is daunting: from Hodgkin's lymphoma to cancers of the cervix and lung.
Tax regulations and exchange controls have been simplified under Mr Putin, but they are still daunting, and a few years ago they were almost impossible to negotiate honestly.
But even so, calculating how it would be possible to consume so many trotters in three years appeared daunting to many users on Sina Weibo, the popular Chinese microblog service.
