Challenge

face challenge

Persuading staff to accept new patterns of work is a challenge faced by many companies that want to develop.

accept challenge

Have you heard the news? Lewis has just accepted Tyson’s challenge to fight for the world title.

provide challenge

The trouble with my current job is that it doesn’t provide me with enough of a challenge.

meet challenge

We need to modernize this business in order to meet the challenges of the next decade.

pose challenge

In the near future, Frankfurt could pose a real challenge to London as the financial center of Europe.

issue challenge

The Conservative candidate issued a challenge to the rest of the candidates to take part in a public debate. I think they were wise to say no.

real challenge

The Scottish football league is a two-horse race Celtic is the only team that can offer a real challenge to Rangers, the current champions.

physical challenge

Climbing is both a physical and a mental challenge.

new challenge

I gave up my job as a doctor after twenty years and became a teacher. I felt I wanted a new challenge.

biggest challenge

One of the biggest challenges we face today is how to feed the world’s growing population.

unsuccessful challenge

After his unsuccessful challenge for the leadership of the party, the Minister announced his retirement from politics.

direct challenge

The firemen’s strike was seen as a direct challenge to the authority of the government.

legal challenge

After discussions with a lawyer, we have decided to mount a legal challenge to the decision to close down the school.

enormous challenge

Raising the money to build this new hospital has been an enormous challenge.

strong challenge

The British athlete, Mark Wilson, put up a strong challenge in the early part of the race but gradually fell away.

serious challenge

The strike by transport workers represents a serious challenge to the government’s pay policy.

major challenge

Leyton Hewitt is expected to make a major challenge for the men’s title at Wimbledon this year.

formidable challenge

Designing a computer to beat the world chess champion posed a formidable challenge.

tough challenge

The court will face a tough challenge conducting a fair trial in such an emotional case.

stiff challenge

Real Madrid face a stiff challenge in the next round of the competition.

Notes   

Note these ways of saying you like a challenge:

• The new manager says he relishes the challenge of rebuilding the club and winning titles again.
• I like the challenge of learning new languages.
• He always chooses the most difficult hills to climb because he loves a challenge.

If you ‘throw down’ a challenge you invite somebody to take part in a game, a fight, or a competition.

They threw down the challenge that he couldn’t eat fifty doughnuts in five minutes.