1.   Sheltering the village with is impressive yet formidable presence is the north face of the Eiger.

2.   Amid pseudo-Joycean obscurities and cyberspace fireworks, the composer makes his formidable presence felt.

3.   Another much-talked-about figure on the committee is Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif., considered a formidable legal presence by his peers on the committee.

4.   At the time they met, Virginia, a novelist and critic, was already a formidable presence on the London literary scene.

5.   A widow and retired French teacher, Alice is a formidable presence to her children, even and particularly now.

6.   Conventional wisdom suggests that championship teams need a more formidable presence near the basket.

7.   Despite its reduced circumstances, Jardines remains a formidable presence in Hong Kong, and, indeed, across Asia.

8.   Disney will have a formidable presence in cable television with its Disney Channel and the highly profitable Capital Cities-owned ESPN sports channel.

9.   Endowed with bulk, weight and a formidable presence, it stands firm on a flat surface and gazes out at us.

10.   Father and son worked closely, the elder Hess acting as chief adviser and remaining a formidable presence at the offices on Sixth Avenue.