Ellenberg is one of a tiny group of research mathematicians with the credentials to attempt this formidable challenge.
Where can we find noble people willing to attempt to take on such a formidable task?
The veil of secrecy that ensconces state surveillance forms a formidable obstacle to attempts to limit the scope of government activity and promote transparency and accountability.
Such a river 1 km wide would pose a formidable barrier to anyone attempting the passage.
Now Spiegelman and his board have been asked by the city's new mayor, Eric Garcetti, to take steps to "insure equal competition" in L.A.'s taxi industry — a formidable task, as cab companies attempt to fend off competition from mobile-phone-based ride-sharing applications such as Lyft and Uber.
It's the worst gringo hypocrisy!" Hypocrisy or not, Colombia's negative reputation can pose a formidable obstacle for locals attempting to lure American friends to visit.
Because the work is so careful and the thinking so precise, I find the story he tells just as compelling now as in the 1980s and, if anything, more satisfying in its comprehension of issues and weaving them into a coherent whole". "This book is a formidable attempt to articulate issues of almost imponderable centrality for modern life and literature.
One still remains — its successful maintenance against a formidable [internal] attempt to overthrow it.
Cisco, though formidable, is spreading itself thin by attempting to compete not only against data networking rivals but also against telecom giants such as Lucent Technologies.
The speech was also crafted to appeal to women, an attempt to close the formidable gap between Romney and Barack Obama with female voters.
If Lott does attempt to become executive director, he will, in the words of one veteran player, be a formidable opponent, and, if he wins, a good leader.
