tough challenge

collocation in English

meaningsoftoughandchallenge

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tough
adjective
uk
/tʌf/us
/tʌf/
strong; not easily broken or ...
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challenge
noun
uk
/ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ/us
/ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ/
(the situation of being faced with) something that needs great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully and therefore tests a ...
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(Definition oftoughandchallengefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Modeling the effect of the buoyancy control of the robot in its sinking rate can turn out to be atoughchallengeand is already under investigation.
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We had to face up to reality then, and once again we are confronted by an extremelytoughchallenge.
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Keeping up with, and setting up a credible defence against, today's dynamically changing threats and targets is atoughchallenge.
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Clearly, it would address thetoughchallengeof the ever-increasing demand for energy and the limitation in the supply of fossil fuels.
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It is atoughchallenge.
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This has been atoughchallenge.
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The health service is atoughchallenge.
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I recognise that the scale of reductions implied by the precept maximum —involving a cash cut of £40 million compared with the authority's budget for 1987–88 —represents atoughchallenge.
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The game has been credited for its visuals; arcade/home connectivity; plenty of longevity; sharp controls;toughchallenge; fleshed-out single-player modes.
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Some defended the ban saying that allowing women would reduce the race's reputation as atoughchallenge.
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To raise funds and awareness for their needs through this charity, he wanted atoughchallengein their honor.
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Performing before a range of audiences, polar explorers faced tough challenges well before they left for the ice.
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However, as the report argues, we cannot and should not be complacent: tough challenges lie ahead.
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It offers great opportunities and benefits as well as tough challenges.
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I have described the tough challenges that the company faces from the changing market and increasing competition.
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Thirdly, we are all fully aware of the particularly tough challenges as well as the new opportunities that economic globalisation presents for small and medium-sized enterprises.
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We have got tough challenges ahead.
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