Sentence examples for formidable leap from inspiring English sources

I remark on her having known a close descendant of two of our earliest Presidents, both born in the eighteenth century, and Brooke claps her hands with delight at the thought of this formidable leap backward in history.

And several times, the scientists take what to the untrained eye seem to be formidable leaps.

After the formidable account of the finale, the audience leapt to its feet.

Written in 1975 — the year Mr. Rands relocated to America — this nine-minute piece represents a formidable strain of high modernism, expressed in leaping intervals and tumultuous rhythmic bursts.

The forces arrayed against Indian farming are formidable; they are part of the country's great leap toward modernity.

It was a formidable barrier, and accounts for some of Angier's leaps.

He has built Bombardier into a formidable competitor by taking a series of huge gambles — leaping from recreational vehicles to railcars to aircraft — and then using every opportunity to improve his odds, often with taxpayers' help.

He possesses similar explosive power going forward and although he does not take many free-kicks, he is a formidable threat from corners thanks to his sure timing and mighty leaps.

Symantec has leaped into this space and aims to be a formidable player.

But convincing people to make the leap of faith to a new way to type remains a formidable obstacle.

So it is with J.J. Abrams' Super 8, a great leap forward for someone who already has proven himself as a formidable TV auteur, capable of making the leap to movies by shaking up old franchises (Mission: Impossible, Star Trek) with a new vision.