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Most striking has been Ms. Graham's recent evolution beyond parts like the sprightly Cherubino from Mozart's "Nozze di Figaro" and into more attention-grabbing characters like the title roles of "The Merry Widow" and Offenbach's "La Belle Hélène," as well as the formidable role of Dido in Berlioz's "Troyens," which she sang for the first time in October at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.

For some, the notion that intelligent machines will play a formidable role in the economy of the future is worrisome.

Whatever the vocal issues with Mr. Calleja's Hoffmann, he withstood the pressure of singing this formidable role for the first time in a major new production at the Met, and saved the day.

In the play, Katherine -- portrayed by Tony- and Emmy-winning Tyne Daly in perhaps her most formidable role -- visits the former lover of her late son 20 years after his death, only to find him now married to another man and raising a small child.

This formidable role, sometimes called the Russian Otello, should still suit his heroic tenor voice.

The dramatic soprano Maria Guleghina will bring her steely voice to the formidable title role.

Next Thursday that formidable role is taken over by the fine young lyric tenor Stephen Costello, who made an impressive Met debut in the small role of Arturo.

Nevertheless, the major formulation of his religious thought followed customary models, dictated by his formidable role in Buddhist history.

The bureaucratic ring of Mr Timmermans' official description belies the formidable challenge of his role, which is to get Europe to do less.Since November Mr Timmermans, a former Dutch diplomat and foreign minister, has served as number two to the most powerful player in the European bureaucracy: Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission (the European Union's executive arm).

IN two time zones on two continents, the actors Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf have been taking on formidable roles that sit at the center of the American theatrical canon.

Hence, the formidable task of filling this role is yours.