Sentence examples for challenging stint from inspiring English sources

Balls's Gangnam Style may prove a fine example of doing what you love and never working again, but his challenging stint at Norwich currently looks more like a case of ruining a passion by turning it into a job.

Or perhaps you're more familiar with the American gay rights activist, who founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and has just returned from a challenging stint in Russia supporting those who are in danger for opposing the government's stringent anti-homosexual laws out there.

Although your manager may understand your decision to stay in Paris, when you pursue a promotion two years later and you're competing with a colleague who just got back from a challenging stint in South Africa, you may be viewed as less dedicated than someone who was willing to uproot his life on behalf of the company.

BG Still back at Dagenham for challenging third stint as manager Besic, the cultured scrapper who could turn out to be an Everton gem Imagine the fun that could have been had with this fixture a few short weeks ago.

Pearce admitted his unwanted stint on the sideline had been challenging.

Recently, stars such as James Franco and Eric Roberts have signed on for brief soap stints because they find the work challenging.

They say that Jenkins' stint will include a focus on bank pay --with Hachallengingnthechallenging the Barclays boss over the remuneration doled out to bankers.

A year ago, Mr. Minor was challenging Mayor Cory A. Booker by promoting his law enforcement experience, which included a stint as the presiding judge of Newark Municipal Court followed by five years as the Essex County prosecutor in the 1990s.

Now challenging the incumbent is usually pretty difficult, so Curry and Ed — both of whom did stints as mayor — were pretty safe.

The 44-year-old colonel also set the tone for his command stint by immediately placing himself on the flight schedule as a rookie pilot under officers junior to himself, then challenging them to train him properly because he would soon be leading them.

Her observation of the arc of a stint overseas was that the first year of navigating a new city, a new culture, a new language and a new job — is thrilling but challenging.