The result is an unsparing challenge to cinematic styles and forms, as much an act of potential artistic self-destruction as a depiction of political violence.
A challenge to the style of governmental paternalism established in the late colonial period was becoming evident, however.
Perhaps the biggest challenge to the style-setting crowd who are used to going out five nights a week is not what to wear and what to serve.
Vegetarians like me pose a perennial challenge to Western-style chefs like Michelle Garnaut, an Australian expatriate who runs M at the Fringe, a small, elegant restaurant housed in the famous colonial-era Fringe Club.
Mr. Wang argues that Mr. Bo posed a challenge to this style of information management by putting debate about his famous "Chongqing model" of development — marked by a strong state hand in the economy, affordable housing for the poor and urban residency for migrant workers — into the public sphere.
Another challenge to Western-style liberal-democracy has of course been mounted by Islamic civilization, though Islamic countries have not been as economically and politically successful (compared to East Asia) and therefore fail to pose as significant a challenge the claims of Western liberal-democrats that only capitalism and liberal democracy can cope with the requirements of modernity.
The regular race modes were awesome, too, so insanely fast that through sheer speed alone the game delivered challenge to arcade-style driving that could seem lacklustre in other titles.
The regular race modes were awesome, too, so insanely fast that through sheer speed alone the game delivered challenge to arcade-style driving that could seem lackluster in other titles.
This uncompromising stance is a cogent challenge to conventional narrative styles, a declaration that the most convincing versions of reality might not be smooth or fluent, but chaotic and fractured.
There was also the issue of the couple's conflicting tastes: "I lean toward French traditional but my husband likes modern, so it's a challenge to blend our styles," she wrote.
