challenging environment

collocation in English

meaningsofchallengingandenvironment

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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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environment
noun
uk
/ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/us
/ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/
the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and ...
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(Definition ofchallengingandenvironmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Going to elementary school entails the experience of a new andchallengingenvironmentthat requires multiple adaptations.
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Implementing these methods in thechallengingenvironmentof the underwater world is not trivial.
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But on pain of dualism, the experience has to derive from what the brain is doing, albeit an active brain embedded in achallengingenvironment.
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The city is achallengingenvironmentbecause it promises liberation from domestic routines and the freedom to explore oneself in private as well as public forms of experience.
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These elections take place in a highlychallengingenvironment, which we certainly acknowledge.
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They have, of course, been working recently in a verychallengingenvironment.
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But there are high risks in undertaking exploration and development in such a hostile andchallengingenvironment.
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The fabric of the maternity services building is a massive problem for the mums, the families who visit and staff, who try to provide a service in achallengingenvironment.
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Deserts present a verychallengingenvironmentfor animals.
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This dominance has led to the program seeking higher quality competition in order to create achallengingenvironmentwhere players can develop.
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Outer space represents achallengingenvironmentfor human exploration because of the dual hazards of vacuum and radiation.
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The triumph of the miners in a highlychallengingenvironmentcould also increase their self-confidence and strengthen bonds with each other and with their families.
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There were concerns that mixed gender education would be achallengingenvironmentfor girls and that boys would be held back.
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It is an incrediblychallengingenvironmentto work in, but time will tell the story.
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All facets of the athletes are reviewed, including, but not limited to their level of fitness, aptitude in achallengingenvironment, apparent desire and work ethic, maturity, and attitude.
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Scale, real-time constraints and bounded rationality all conspire to create challenging environments to operate in.
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We recognise that staff work hard for the national health service, often in challenging environments, and we are committed to ensuring that staff feel properly valued.
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Similar amplification results are seen in both visually challenging environments, such as horizontal ladder stepping, and backward walking.
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