Sentence examples for formidable standard from inspiring English sources

Now "The Voice of the Turtle" sets its own formidable standard.

It is, perhaps, ambitious to ask Obama to learn Chinese, but Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's decent Mandarin has set a formidable standard for heads of state.

Red Bull appear to be some way off the pace of the Mercedes team, who set a formidable standard on both one-off qualifying-style laps and longer runs with race levels of fuel.

This sets a formidable standard for any docking method.

In recent weeks, the Presidential race has been chaotic, even by the formidable standards of Egypt's transitional politics, with prominent candidates entering the race at the last minute and many candidates being declared ineligible to run.

Try using camouflage makeup that's traditionally a little more formidable than standard cover up, and be sure to find a color that most closely matches your skin tone.

Many familiar with Kenya's formidable teaching standards and rigorous three-week examination at the conclusion of secondary school were wary.

According to Zinsser, such "fanciful and subtly demeaning images" have distorted history's verdict on Du Châtelet's intellectual achievements, which were formidable by any standard.

Sonny Liston Jr. was formidable by any standard.

Private economists are predicting that China will post growth of 8 to 9 percent in the first quarter — formidable by international standards, but slower than the double-digit growth the country has enjoyed for most of the last decade.

We are unable to match the formidable quality-control standards set by continental manufacturers, eg, in the production of automotive components.We have indeed gone so far down market that we now tend to become subcontractors where we do not get the benefits of high added value.