People feel helpless because it is such a huge issue, and the fight against it involves so many lifestyle changes that it becomes daunting.
For England unthinkable defeat became daunting reality.
Mrs. French is fine-boned and thin, and as her husband grew weaker, the physical demands on her became daunting.
A difficult task for the Championship leaders became daunting when Gomis was shown a straight red card for a challenge on Scott Brown.
In the mid-1990s when my sister and I were nursing an A-list star's film project through what I came to term "Hollywood Nightmare No 1" and I, the writer, became daunted by the madness, my sister sought to steel my nerve by quoting sacred text from the La-la Land bible: "Remember, it ain't show art.
But some plans are so huge that the potential risks become daunting.
But even so, the math of a sustained, large bubble quickly becomes daunting.
The modern task of successfully destroying electronic documents has become daunting enough to give Oliver North nightmares.
As soon as the network becomes wireless and the "nodes" include DVD players, TV and audio sets, the task becomes daunting.
In addition to the increased costs of equipment and insurance, the training requirements for ambulance crews have become daunting for volunteers to meet.
