Both of these ladies feel that you will be a formidable contender in the upcoming games.

Only China is emerging as a formidable contender, but its time to seize the limelight may still be several years away.

Football, basketball, hockey, and soccer have all been formidable contenders at a state level throughout the years.

But the leader board featured a host of formidable contenders.

That a team that has not won a World Series since 1908 would instantly be considered a formidable contender to rumble there?

Ebert was a formidable contender for re-election and the right-wing press saw an opportunity in Barmat to score political points.

Von Stickle is deemed to be a formidable contender prior to and during the race.

Nevertheless, it was a formidable contender, largely due to the carefully designed and tuned blastpipe.

Mr. Lopez is viewed by many as a formidable contender.

If he chooses to run for president in 2004, he now looks like a slightly more formidable contender for the nomination.