Large pitchers and carafes of water, wine and iced tea need to be refilled less often and look formidable on any table.

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But as a team their opponents look formidable.

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Team captain Blair agrees that the new-look All Blacks will be formidable opponents, but expects to give them a tough time at Murrayfield.

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But if the signs in the laboratory look propitious, out in the fields the distribution problems are formidable.

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The pair, who are both coached by Glen Mills, will form a formidable half of Jamaica's 4x100 meters relay squad as they look to defend their Beijing title.

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With Ms. Orihara giving a subtly driven performance in the role originated by Graham, and formidable Ben Schultz as an insistent, menacing figure, "Errand" in its new, spare look now intriguingly suggests the rarefied world of a restored Egyptian wall painting.

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