Sentence examples for that was formidable from inspiring English sources

Christian Madsbjerg, who runs a New York-based business consultancy and sits on the board of BIG, met Ingels around this time, and noted a level of confidence and ambition that was formidable and — given Denmark's fondness for self-mockery — un-Danish.

Block-heeled court shoes and more that were laced to the knee were followed by rubber rain boots, finishing a look that was formidable from head to toe, particularly as worn by supermodels Naomi Campbell, Amber Valletta and Kate Moss – the latter in hotpants and smoking a cigarette.

"That was formidable.

Still, the personal here feels largely cerebral, backed up by a representational skill that is formidable, but also cold.

Absolutely no one seems to be mad at Kevin Durant and the Thunder, who on Tuesday beat a Clippers team that is formidable even without Chris Paul.

It allows the reader to decipher words newly encountered and permits the invention of spellings for new patterns of sound, including proper names (a problem that is formidable for nonalphabetic systems).

Those that have worked at United are covered by an umbrella term unprintable in a family newspaper, but defined as "one that is formidable" by the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

Who knew that we would follow in the Soviets' footsteps and allow ourselves to chase an enemy that is formidable only in our heads.

India - hamstrung by post-Pokharan II sanctions that were formidable impediments to its economic growth and strategic ambitions - seized on the American overture, thus ending the long estrangement and ushering "Achhe Din".

The N.R.A.'s advantage isn't only its ability to donate to candidates or to pay for expensive lobbyists and ads, though that is formidable.

Nixon is untested in leadership & has never articulated a view of the future that could be called inspired or inspiring, he has assets that are formidable and have often been lacking in the White House.