enormous challenge

collocation in English

meaningsofenormousandchallenge

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enormous
adjective
uk
/ɪˈnɔː.məs/
us
/əˈnɔːr.məs/
extremely ...
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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 ofenormousandchallengefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Of course, the task of specifying how this is done represents anenormouschallenge.
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The ecological perception community faces anenormouschallengehere.
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This orientation remains anenormouschallenge, as it was in 1978.
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Important comparative gender analysis faces anenormouschallengethat must somehow be overcome.
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That is a great achievement, but it represents anenormouschallengeas well.
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This is anenormouschallengeto an industry which is not exactly famed for its efficiency.
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There is a huge gap, and thus anenormouschallenge.
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This is anenormouschallenge, but also an opportunity that we have a duty to grasp.
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This is a major factor in the changes taking place today and anenormouschallengein terms of research.
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We are aware of theenormouschallengefacing us.
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We all know that on energy and climate change we face anenormouschallenge.
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It is anenormouschallengeto us to see whether we can avoid going along that dangerous road.
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I accept theenormouschallengeinvolved in communicating the schemes.
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It will be anenormouschallengeto follow a man of such integrity and conviction.
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It relates not only to funds but also to the time involved and theenormouschallengethat the national curriculum presents to teachers.
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We must face theenormouschallengeof world poverty.
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Obviously privatisation is anenormouschallengefor the industry.
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Everyone recognised that the rundown of the docks and the urban decay, compounded by poor housing and inadequate community facilities, presented anenormouschallenge.
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The international community faces anenormouschallengein responding to global disasters.
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Anenormouschallengefor the future, which engulfs both the private and the public sectors, is the care of the elderly.
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