Sentence examples for formidable operator from inspiring English sources

Another said Efunshile was a "formidable" operator.

Indubitably Mr Ciampi is a formidable operator, however divorced he has been from party politics.

In the enclosed world of Westminster he is a formidable operator.

One, touched on by the commission, concerns GE Capital, a formidable operator in aircraft leasing.

In his pomp, which lasted about half a century, he must have been a formidable operator.

Not any more: the special administrator who is trying to rescue a viable business from a fraud-riddled mess has already proved himself a formidable operator.

This month's Word magazine brings together two of the most feared and formidable operators in the history of Anglophone pop culture journalism.

At his appeal, however, Zarooni will be represented by William Clegg QC, one of the most senior and formidable operators in the business, and Clegg will in turn be advised by two specialist solicitors.

The cabinet post is a step towards bigger ambitions for Abreu, a formidable political operator.

A formidable political operator who is close to Gordon Brown, Sharkey switched to the business side of the industry in the 1990s as an A&R man for Polydor Records.

He is a formidable political operator known to be close to key government figures including Gordon Brown and Culture Secretary Andy Burnham, as well as the Conservative chairman of the culture, media and sport select committee, John Whittingdale, who was an Undertones fan in his youth.