Sentence examples for proved intimidating from inspiring English sources

For both actors, relative newcomers, working with seasoned directors on high-profile projects proved intimidating.

It was not only the size of the place that had proved intimidating, said Tunney, but also the sight of the "other athletes, great athletes all walking around".

A visit from Times reporters may have proved less intimidating to landlords and residents.

That margin proved too intimidating for the Australian and the Kazakh Alexandr Vinokourov, neither of whom was able to put Wiggins under serious pressure in the two mountain stages over the weekend.

Unfortunately, curious beachgoers who had gathered around the sea lion proved too intimidating, and the beast escaped back into the ocean before he could be treated.

For most, it is a place where participants can freely live out their fantasies, and express themselves in ways that might otherwise prove too intimidating.

The word "war" has the requisite urgency, and it has proved useful in intimidating the political opposition at home.

Lancaster's presence proved to be intimidating for numerous individuals involved with the production; at one point, Lehman had been approached to direct the film, but declined due to his fear of Lancaster.

But the deployment of large numbers of well-equipped, combat-ready troops has proved useful, to intimidate and provide psychological support for the destabilisation of eastern Ukraine by pro-Russian separatists.

Libya, in particular, remains a checkerboard of militias, some of them composed of Salafis, who have proved themselves capable of intimidating the newly elected government.

For the actors and particularly director Jenny Beth Snyder, staging the play proved to be quite intimidating.