31.   Canada represents their only formidable opponent.

32.   Clearly, he was not willing to take on the health and insurance industries, the formidable opponents of the plan who spent millions to defeat it.

33.   Committee Chairman Fred Thompson, at least, knew he was facing a formidable opponent and approached him with caution.

34.   Connecticut is without question the most formidable opponent New Mexico has faced.

35.   Despite no NHL players on its roster, Germany was a formidable opponent Saturday.

36.   Dietz is such a formidable opponent because he is a skilled professional, Boyle said.

37.   Els, a two-time U.S. Open champion, proved that he is a formidable opponent when faced with a formidable challenge.

38.   For now, AIDS experts say, the virus is a formidable opponent.

39.   Former Rep. Bobbi Fiedler, a longtime supporter of an independent Valley, said Hahn will prove to be a formidable opponent.

40.   Gingrich, who is considering his own candidacy, also predicted that President Clinton will prove to be a formidable opponent for the GOP nominee.