Before 2004 the party had an almost unbroken half-century in power, under the leadership first of the formidable Vere Bird Senior, and then of his son Lester, now in poor health but still in parliament.
A graduate always retains scraps of Boris's eclectic classes -- a stunning phrase of Pushkin, perhaps, or certainly a couplet from the tiresome nursery rhymes that students must daily sing as Boris stands there like a leering, formidable Big Bird.
In their wake, a formidable flock of birds zooms on and off stage, rather like the Blue Angels.
She developed a formidable knowledge of wildflowers, birds and butterflies, passing on these interests to her children.
In the Refuge's pristine tundra and on its shores there are almost 200 species of birds, a formidable caribou herd, plus the largest polar bear habitat in the U.S., muskoxen, wolverines, grizzly bears and several species of whales.
On Saturday, another formidable downhill awaits Weibrecht, the Birds of Prey course here.
Also worth watching will be the tussle between the Firebird's Romelda Aitken – who at 1.96m tall and with 628 goals in 2013 is quite the formidable goal shooter – and T-birds' keeper Sharni Layton, who has also had a great season.
Climate change may affect the barn swallow; drought causes weight loss and slow feather regrowth, and the expansion of the Sahara will make it a more formidable obstacle for migrating European birds.
The cockerel, or okukor, is a formidable sculpture: this proud and fierce bird is an embodiment of power, virility, and force.
In the face of the big bird advances, there remain formidable challenges to the Genome 10K reverie.
