"Maybe it's because I'm small but brave and formidable," he told me.
They've built battleships on the Clyde that are smaller and less formidable".
The outer walls, dating from the early-mid 16th century, are smaller and less formidable than the inner walls, but they enclose a much larger area.
Breaking down large, looming projects into smaller and less-formidable tasks will help increase your momentum once you see items being quickly completed off of your list.
The surprising winners of the last two majors -- Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland in the United States Open and Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa in the British Open -- have made it clear that the crop of international players from countries large and small is formidable.
And Ms. Lang herself, small and sweet-voiced yet formidable, personified that serenity and fierceness in a recent conversation before rehearsal at the 92nd Street Y.
She was one of TV's first celebrity chefs and remains one of the most famous, flamboyant and formidable cooks ever to grace the small screen.
With eight hospitals and 850 beds, Max is a small but formidable force in New Delhi, where it focuses on high-end procedures and deluxe care.
When war was declared he joined the French army and was killed in battle at the age of 23, leaving a small but formidable body of work.
We made sedate progress around the trail, which has several small but formidable hills.
