The phrase "as it confronted" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used when discussing a situation or challenge that someone or something faced directly.
Example: "The team had to make quick decisions as it confronted the unexpected challenges during the project."
Alternatives: "as it faced" or "as it encountered".
Leaders of the Fourth Brigade said its problems had not only been deeply embarrassing, but had revealed institutional ignorance about combat stress and traumatic brain injury that forced the unit to use a holistic approach not typically associated with the military as it confronted its issues.
Labour made the boldest move - with Ed Miliband's snatching of the old Tory slogan of One Nation and his claim to be the only leader capable of holding the country together as it confronted its problems.
Financial firms felt the brunt of the bloodbath in the markets on Monday, with Bank of America leading in the sell-off as it confronted renewed fears over its financial health.
Even as it confronted lawsuits, Congressional hearings and public anger over its defective tires, Bridgestone/ Firestone got one piece of good news.
Reminiscent of Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire, Blue Jasmine took Allen's work in a new direction as it confronted contemporary class-related issues.
That was a reference to the fact that Mr. Ortega, who came to The Voice from South Florida, led the publication through several rounds of layoffs as it confronted the headwinds buffeting newspapers of all kinds.
His forbearance and clearheadedness could serve as an example for America as it confronts its drug problem.
Parties like this one, held at Time Warner's headquarters, may become a thing of the past for Time Inc. as it confronts its steep financial challenges.
Graft all of this onto the genetic programming I discussed in today's column and you have some explanation though not all of it for the aggravated dimensions of America's challenge as it confronts its fattened population.
This intellectually diverting novel by an American expatriate based in Vienna crosses from fantasy to science fiction to psychological thriller as it confronts its hero with a dead but teleporting dog, doubles of himself at various ages and other alarming phenomena.
This intellectually diverting novel by an American expatriate based in Vienna crosses from fantasy to science fiction to psychological thriller as it confronts its hero with a dead but teleporting dog, doubles of himself at various ages and other alarming things.
