Sentence examples for formidable taxes from inspiring English sources

Ms. Cochran's farm, called Kitchawan after the Indian tribe that first inhabited the land, can seem like a true secret garden, a hidden destination in the middle of suburbia where soil conditions, zoning restrictions, high property values and formidable taxes have made farmland something of a rarity, at least compared with nearby areas.

In 1935, the distinguished war correspondent and radio broadcaster Raymond Gram Swing observed, "People who are not capable of disliking the lower middle class in toto, since it is a formidable tax on their emotions, can detest Hearst instead".

His argument did not address the case that London might benefit from Scotland no longer being one of the many parts of the UK to which its formidable tax yield is exported.

The state's formidable anti-tax organizations are the second part of the equation.

Fleet mileage limits could be strictly enforced, as well as a more formidable gas-guzzler tax, which would hit more affluent car owners.

Both proposals, like the commuter tax, face formidable obstacles.

It overlooks hundreds of billions of dollars the needy receive in food stamps and other benefits and the similarly formidable amounts they lose to taxes and medical care.

The proposed tax faces a formidable hurdle in Congress, where several members have voiced strong opposition and few if any have said more than that they would be willing to consider it.

It fitted the bill perfectly: respectable but not formidable opponents; an authentic but not taxing first-class match; and proper time in the middle for almost all, whether batsmen or bowlers.

Portugal is facing formidable challenges in reducing spending, increasing tax compliance, achieving economic growth and supporting the banking system, the agency said.

So it is in the first cracks in the two most formidable obstacles to progress on guns and taxes.