challenging activity

collocation in English

meaningsofchallengingandactivity

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challenging
adjective
uk
/ˈtʃæl.ɪn.dʒɪŋ/us
/ˈtʃæl.ɪn.dʒɪŋ/
difficult, in a way that tests your ability ...
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activity
noun
uk
/ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/us
/ækˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
the situation in which a lot of things are happening or people are ...
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(Definition ofchallengingandactivityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The simple fact is that there is a risk attached to anychallengingactivity.
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There is a clear place forchallengingactivityfor youngsters, but it must be set in the right context.
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The simple fact is that there is a risk attached to any physicallychallengingactivity, and to remove the risk would, for the most part, remove the challenge itself.
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The simple fact is that there is a risk attached to any physicallychallengingactivity, and to remove the risk would for the most part remove the challenge itself.
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But the youth service can certainly help by providing challenging activities to engage the energies of young people in constructive pursuits.
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Risky activities must be balanced out by equally challenging activities with managed or controlled risk.
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Schools want to provide worthwhile and challenging activities for their pupils.
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By a combination of one-to-one support and challenging activities, young people make positive changes in their lives to enter education, training or employment.
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In addition, by experiencing and participating in challenging activities, a student discovers their strengths and weaknesses.
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The program's states that its purpose is to encourage members to try new and more challenging activities.
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The school provided a strict, traditional education with corporal punishment and an extensive outdoor program that included snowshoeing, hiking, canoeing, ice hockey, lacrosse and other rigorous and challenging activities.
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Campers learn to try a variety of creative and challenging activities and experience success.
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