The phrase "a challenging beginning" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a difficult start to a situation, project, or experience.
Example: "Despite facing a challenging beginning, the team managed to overcome obstacles and achieve their goals."
Alternatives: "a tough start" or "a difficult outset."
The legislators who wrote it assumed that it would face an immediate legal challenge, beginning a journey to the Supreme Court.
Had these decisions been made earlier in the season – such as the two "offside goals" that Pellegrini referenced yesterday from City's September defeat at Spurs – neither manager is likely to have made these outbursts, but when the pressure of a title challenge begins to increase it's the referees who will find a target on their back until the season is done with.
A pledge to safeguard the right to protest as part of the "new politics" promised by the coalition Government will be undermined today as a legal challenge begins to remove peace protesters camping outside Parliament.
Still wanting a challenge, she began work in accounts for the Otis Elevator Company.
There's even "junk mail" (his description) addressed to his predecessor, Josie McMillan, ousted by Mr. Smith in 1999 after a challenge that began in 1997 and went to court in 1998.
OXON HILL, Md .— The Republican National Committee was poised to select a new leader on Friday to prepare for the 2012 presidential election, a challenge that begins by paying off a $20 million debt and navigating divisions between the party's establishment and a newly invigorated grass-roots movement.
An adviser to Mr. Gore said that the candidate planned to authorize a challenge to begin in Leon County Circuit Court on Monday, regardless of whether he or his opponent, Gov. George W. Bush of Texas, is certified as the winner of Florida and its 25 crucial electoral votes after the Sunday deadline.
The country's geography is already a challenge to begin with: The Philippines is made up of over 7,100 islands, making emergency logistics all the more complex.
For Mr. Obama, who flew to Washington on Sunday to join his family, it adds a new crisis to an agenda already packed with challenges, beginning with the economy.
