The phrase "formidable evidence" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a body of evidence that is so strong that it is difficult to refute, especially when used to support an argument. For example: "The formidable evidence presented in the trial made it almost impossible for the defense to argue against the verdict."
Fraser calls the data set "formidable" evidence for long-term warming trends, adding that Antarctic research is the longest database in the world of population trends in large animals.
Despite the crucial role that progesterone plays in the maintenance of the pregnancy the genetic analysis of PR gene did not provide formidable evidence towards its association with RSA, either in the western or Indian populations so as to attach any prognostic value for RSA.
But over the last two decades there is formidable evidence suggesting causality, that is, of PL-IHS causing CVT, though the exact pathogenetic mechanism remains to be conclusively demonstrated.
Why – despite prevalence of bereavement, the intense dedication on the part of the bereavement research community, and the multitude of peer-reviewed published bereavement studies – does the field of bereavement care lack a formidable evidence base?
Appreciation of this formidable body of evidence shapes the knowledge base of radical social work.
By the spring of 1801, he had amassed a formidable body of evidence pointing toward Jefferson's longstanding sexual relationship with Sally Hemings.
The most formidable piece of evidence is that the awards were split in exactly this fashion at the Baftas (the British equivalent of the Oscars), with "The King's Speech" winning best film but Mr. Fincher best director.
Although Gates, chairman of the Afro-American studies department at Harvard, never manages to identify Hannah Crafts -- who probably wrote under a pseudonym -- he presents a formidable array of evidence authenticating her story.
The victims were leftists, students, members of opposition parties and ethnic and religious minorities many originally sentenced for non-violent offences, such as distributing leaflets or taking part in demonstrations.The tribunal's ruling builds on "a formidable corpus of evidence", which includes the report of a Truth Commission held in London in June.
However, resistance to antivirals can be a formidable problem as evidenced by the currently widespread oseltamivir- and adamantane-resistant seasonal influenza A viruses (IFV).
That's a formidable body of potential evidence, but to be useable it needs audit and high-grade external appraisal.
