Sentence examples for formidable stature from inspiring English sources

Mr. McCain's background makes him a person of formidable stature on the issue.

For all the wider manifestations of their influence, the Nobel Prizes still retain their formidable stature chiefly because the committees have, for the most part, chosen a long succession of gloriously talented scientists, writers and peacemakers.

It helps that the actor is blessed with a growly, instantly commanding voice capable of swallowing the Duchess Theatre whole and a formidable stature that speaks volumes when his character, Troy Maxson, is bent double by the sort of tragic flaws that we recognize from both Shakespeare and Arthur Miller.

Jane Alexander's staunch and accomplished career, which includes seven Tony nominations (one award, for "The Great White Hope") and four Oscar nominations, not to mention a stint as the chairwoman of the National Endowment of the Arts, certainly gives her the formidable stature for the role.

All decent enough vehicles, but not the sort of showing one might expect of a company that used to set the industry benchmark and hopes to regain its once-formidable stature.GM's chief executive, Dan Akerson, acknowledged that the 2009 bankruptcy was a serious distraction at all levels and delayed product development.

No matter how formidable the stature of the person who occupies it, Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi seems simply too grand to serve as a home for any individual, even if that person happens to be the President of India.

But given how routinely he doles out harsh, probing criticism of people who appear before him and given his formidable professional stature, it's bracing to see how easily rattled he appears to be and how easily disrupted is his sense of personal security.

Mr. Corzine, 57, whose money and stature as a formidable political force gives him appeal, has emerged as the consensus candidate among the Democrats seeking to oust Mr. McGreevey.

In "Frances and Bernard" Ms. Bauer attempts to walk a tricky line, giving her characters enough life of their own to seem more than historical glosses, while borrowing from Lowell and O'Connor's stature so that Bernard and Frances become sufficiently formidable literary figures to carry the show.

Professor Desio, whose formidable mental and physical stamina compensated for his small stature, was born in Palmanova in northeastern Italy on April 18 , 1897

Without question, I think Mr. Turner is a formidable artist and deserves recognition as a musician of great stature and importance.