Oxenstierna was never a formidable politician or diplomat.

Dr. Brundtland was a formidable politician who showed an occasional flare of humor.

Mr. James, one of New Jersey's most formidable politicians, is viewed as the odds-on favorite.

In his speech on Baldwin's death, Churchill paid him a double-edged yet respectful tribute: "He was the most formidable politician I ever encountered".

The riding was captured by New Democratic Party candidate Ed Broadbent, one of the most formidable and respected politicians in Canada's recent political history.

Churchill said quite simply: 'He was the most formidable politician I have ever known in public life.'

Rhee was a formidable politician and often an underrated one.

Gore's sense of balance has made him a formidable politician: stable, agile, unflappable, a master of policy and a superb debater.

As he showed by turning the Democrats out in a time of prosperity, Mr. Bush is a formidable politician.

To gain and maintain his hold over the Company Sulivan had to become a formidable politician and he inevitably made many enemies.