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It is perhaps to be regretted that this work, which contains many fine details, should have been played for the first time in the Salle de Redoute, so "redoutable" and ungrateful a room for the piano in general; in a less vast space, such as the salle of the Musik - Verein, the virtuoso and the work would assuredly have been heard more to advantage, and if I did not fear to appear indiscreet I should ask Mr. de Hardegg to play it a second time, in a concert room of moderate size.

Letters Liszt, Franz 1893

Sans oublier que ca peut être une redoutable armes propagandiste.

Global Voices in English » Maghreb: Views on Iran 2009

My agent, the redoutable Marilyn Marlow, shushed me like an abbess visiting the nun-taught school and scolding the Bad Girl.

Tons of Fun Roger Sutton 2008

The DC area has been served well by this fine, redoutable choice — brian

Will Holder Be Attorney General? - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

In the case of the redoutable Captain Sullenberger of Hudson River fame, he actually took the controls away from his copilot after the bird strike rather than abandoning the controls and, in his description of the incident, let the passengers do the praying since he was too busy with the technical demands of ditching an airliner in a river after losing all power at low altitude and low speed.

Pilot Who Prayed Before Crash Sentenced in Italy - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

They are posting their opinions on the comments section of the latest reviews done by the redoutable Harriet.

Archive 2007-03-01 Glenda Larke 2007

Tandis que l'étau se resserre autour d'elle, la psychiatre doit vivre avec la menace de l'Anaconda, redoutable psychopathe qu'un an plus tôt elle avait contribué à arrêter, et qui s'est évadé.

pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2007

Not only is her redoutable mother MP for Crewe, but her grandfather, Morgan Phillips, was General Secretary of the Party back in the 1950's!

Lobbyists 2006

Mais tout ceci n'est en fait qu'un leurre pour dissimuler l'arrivée imminente d'une bien plus redoutable menace!

pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2006

The redoutable Pedant General in Ordinary uses this little exchange as a test case of his treatise on Taking Offence.

Plant photography, anyone? 2005