"Here" is the formidable Fox News Channel, the top-rated cable news network, in no small part because of Mr. Smith.
"It's easier to remember him with that overcoat that made him a national figure of fun and admiration but he was a very formidable correspondent and news editor and a tremendous help not just to me but to Donald Trelford [the Observer editor from 1975 to 1993]," he said.
Broadcasters, unlike the press, are required to remain impartial, and Sky News has built a formidable reputation, named Royal Television Society news channel of the year seven times in the past nine years.
I had a hunch "formidable" wasn't great news.
But Yahoo remains a formidable destination, with its news site along attracting 81.2 million unique visitors in August.
News International chief executive Mike Darcey said: "Dominic brought real imagination and flair to The Sun, maintaining its formidable reputation for exclusive news, sport and showbiz with wit, wisdom and insight.
Mike Darcey, the chief executive of News International, said: "Dominic brought real imagination and flair to the Sun, maintaining its formidable reputation for exclusive news, sport and showbiz with wit, wisdom and insight.
Re "As Bush Replaces Prosecutors, a Formidable One Stays On" (news article, June 18): You report that Mary Jo White, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, "is a self-declared political independent who has even told people she does not vote".
"Given Jon's deep relationships across the company, his formidable knowledge of the news business and his can-do spirit, he will be a bulldozer in our drive to unite this organization with a common voice and mission," Mr. Sherwood said.
A brass tacks outline of Lifetime's formidable commitment to women, and news of their participation in the non-partisan campaign, Everywoman Counts (everywomancounts08.com), made an impression.
