Sentences with phrase «being challenged by»

An incumbent who is the board president being challenged by a parent who wants transparency.

Such, in effect, triple hierarchisation — where territory, institutional power structures and discourse of identity and belonging (communality) sit in parallel hierarchical arrangements — is now being challenged by a growing urban / metropolitan voice stepping out of the seemingly homogenous sonority of a national discursive «backcloth».

Aside from Powell, Rangel is also being challenged by two other Democrats — Vince Morgan and Joyce Johnson — and a Republican, the Rev. Michael Faulkner.

Young campers are also being challenged by new adventure programs that put them to the test on obstacle or initiative courses.

He fell off the pitch after being challenged by Sterling, which meant he was out of position when Fernandinho ripped that pass through the defence.

Conversely, El Shaarawy's effectiveness in this regard is limited to situations wherein he is able to run with the ball in space prior to being challenged by an opponent.

And it is precisely that account that is now being challenged by a revisionist school whose manifesto may be taken to be Jay P. Dolan's 1983 work The American Catholic Experience.

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For example, David's appearance as «ruddy and handsome» is included only to emphasize Goliath's contempt at being challenged by a mere boy (p. 30).

I remember being challenged by his books, but they apparently didn't make a lasting impression on me, because I can't remember much about them.

They're reading boring but effective textbooks full of information reinforced in the class's power point presentations, doing very practical group projects (often in labs), and being challenged by detail - driven objective tests.

And when we lose that impression of being challenged by the mystery of the transcendent, our world becomes closed in on itself in a way that is too suffocating for the human spirit.

If a religious zealot feels their faith or morality being challenged by something they see their answer is not to work on building tronger faith, their answer is to throw a sheet over whatever tempts them.

Blind faith is now being challenged by history and archeology and that is a good thing.

Not only are irrefutable facts being challenged by people who do not understand the science involved or the importance of these facts, but the belief that there is no scientific consensus leads to a lack of attitudes to change.

(This presumption is in fact being challenged by many people who are placing more emphasis on job satisfaction and lifestyle, but this is all too often merely a reorientation of our selfishness from one kind of satisfaction to another.)

Miller's own faith was shaken while studying science at university and being challenged by the atheist agenda in the books he was reading.

The professional theologian is tired of being challenged by the unprofessional.

The experience of being challenged by Bishop Laszlo Tokes of Romania for past silence in the face of oppression was sobering.

As Stephen Carter penned on his Calgary Herald blog, Ms. Kennedy - Glans, a) wants a spot in Mr. Prentice's cabinet, and b) does not want to chance being challenged by a «star» PC candidate in the next election.

That ban is now being challenged by a handful of states, including North Dakota and Oregon.

As the everyday decision - maker of a startup, you're constantly being challenged by circumstance and scenario.

But as with the executive order on immigration, which is already being challenged by the courts, Trump is fulfilling his campaign promises by acting decisively, even when it's unclear how the order will be applied.

I took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge last week, after being challenged by a Facebook friend.

It's important to look for the sweet spot, though, where an employee is challenged by the new work but not overwhelmed.

Starbucks is about the experience for those who love coffee, loyalty and a partnership with customers that can not be challenged by any other retail cohort.

Scorpio and co-founder Sam Zaid were members of Singularity's first class, in 2009; they were challenged by Google co-founder Larry Page to come up with a plan that would, in 10 years, impact a billion people.

They're challenged by privacy and security concerns around this data.

The native Canadian faces a tough business climate as letter volumes continue to decline and her plans to boost revenue through package growth have been challenged by Amazon's launch of its own delivery network.

Our posturings, our imagined self - importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe, are challenged by this point of pale light.

«As long as I think that they're defending the Second Amendment, and it still is challenged by a group of people, I believe I need to support them.»

Create a poll to gather a visual snapshot of what your participants are doing, thinking, are challenged by or are celebrating

Celgene's patents likely won't be challenged by its rivals anytime soon — its three main patents expire in the 2020s, by which point the company will have made a considerable amount of money on the drugs.

«Like a lot of companies, we are challenged by how technology is changing our industry,» explains Tim Dyson, Next 15's CEO.

The Chinese - American market remains largely untapped by financial advisors, who are challenged by cultural and linguistic differences.»

Still, the chain is challenged by the falling Canadian dollar.

The U.S. has built and is still building LNG export facilities and, these facilities are challenged by current market conditions.

Under the Michigan constitution any law that includes such an allocation of money can not be challenged by referendum.

Our commitment to ongoing investment in the latest and most innovative healthcare information technology might be challenged by new investor voices.

During his speech, Schmidt was challenged by moderator Gideon Lewis - Kraus about what role the garage inventor could play in the development of modern AI.

«Future innovation at Fossil... will largely be challenged by hype and innovative offerings from deep pocket technology - credible competitors such as Apple, Samsung and Motorola.»

Synopsis: «T'Challa, the King of Wakanda, rises to the throne in the isolated, technologically advanced African nation, but his claim is challenged by a vengeful outsider who was a childhood victim of T'Challa's father's mistake.»

Even guest blogging links were challenged by Matt Cutts a while ago (although he later clarified he only meant low - quality guest blog posts that provide little value to users).

This conclusion could be challenged by some observers by arguing that most of the cost increase in residential units could be attributed to the desire of households to acquire ever bigger houses.

Clark may be challenged by the embarrassment of being defeated by the upstart human rights lawyer and having to lead her party from the visitor's gallery until some Liberal stalwart steps down to create a byelection opportunity for her in a safe seat.

Are you challenged by the stress and overwhelm?

Last week, that view was challenged by escalating concerns about a potential military conflict with North Korea.

That combination, good on paper, was challenged by the two companies» uneven size and likely job cuts.

Any economy that relies on natural resources will naturally be challenged by large movements in their prices.

Another key distinction (see the next section) is between normal times («fair weather» liquidity) and more stressed environments, when the functioning of markets is challenged by large order imbalances (Borio (2009)-RRB-.