continuing challenge
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcontinueandchallenge
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continue
verb
uk/kənˈtɪn.juː/us/kənˈtɪn.juː/
to keep happening, existing, or doing something, or to cause something or someone to ...
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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 ofcontinueandchallengefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Onecontinuingchallengeis that the technology changes so quickly, as the work with the dateline seam demonstrates.
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However, the biggestcontinuingchallengeis to breed for durable resistance of rapidly evolving pathogens by incorporating multiple genes.
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Thecontinuingchallengeof intraabdominal infection.
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Competition from oil, natural gas and nuclear power will be a formidable andcontinuingchallengeto coal's share of the expanding energy market.
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As every speaker has stressed, this is a great andcontinuingchallenge.
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Much has been achieved but much more remains to be done and staff will facecontinuingchallengenext year.
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Much has been achieved, but much more remains to be done and staff will face acontinuingchallengenext year.
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It has made considerable progress in recent years, lifting itself out of "special measures" status, but it faces thecontinuingchallengeof disruptive pupils.
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Secondly, we face thecontinuingchallengeof skills improvement in this country.
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We recognise that that is acontinuingchallenge—still more needs to be done, particularly regarding project slippage.
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It is acontinuingchallenge.
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Competitiveness is acontinuingchallenge.
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In my view, one of the factors that need facing frankly is thecontinuingchallengeto the parent's right of personal influence by choice in the upbringing of his children.
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However, reducing the pollution produced by road transport in the face of increasing levels of traffic is acontinuingchallenge, and we cannot afford to be complacent.
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That, too, is acontinuingchallenge.
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It presents an immense challenge to all in the social work and related professions and acontinuingchallenge to the voluntary organisations which have taken part in it.
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That is thecontinuingchallengebefore us.
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The fervent enemy of appeasement concluded that speech with an assertion that showed both boldness and sagacity in that context and presented acontinuingchallengeto politicians of all times.
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Clearly, the fulfilment of the objective of meeting the needs of individuals for medical and nursing care is a major andcontinuingchallengefor our health authorities.
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However, acontinuingchallengeis to ensure equitable distribution of benefits to women and marginalized groups.
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