I'll admit, making all this any worse is probably beyond even my formidable powers.

Why not use "America's formidable power" to bring some semblance of peace to this area?

Additionally, the secretary of state has some formidable powers himself.

One version would dangerously increase the President's already formidable powers.

With a little help, mostly information that she simply did not have, she could become a formidable power in her land.

Despite her former body's formidable powers, she had not made it a habit to walk through the private parts of people's minds.

That would only increase his already formidable power to twist arms.

Instead they funded the rapid development of Britain into a major industrial economy and formidable international power.

He knew the formidable powers of the man whom the officers had captured.

I am sure many of you know their names: they are both formidable powers.