Sentence examples for direct challenges from inspiring English sources

These types of grand statements and direct challenges were the solo Lennon's genius and his Achilles' heel.

But one possible reason is that in both situations the administration's actions are direct challenges to judicial responsibility and power.

It is one of the first direct challenges to mass surveillance within the international human rights framework.

But there are challenges to Mr. Saleh's goals of empowering his son, if not direct challenges to Mr. Saleh.

Most of the other companies that have offered direct challenges to Microsoft have also succumbed to mergers or simply withered and died.

US cinema, Anglo-Saxon economics, the English language, global trade: all are seen as direct challenges to "l'exception française" and must be resisted at all costs.

All this poses a direct challenge to the government.

"I started out with a very direct challenge".

"He issued all of us a direct challenge.

That's a direct challenge to the government.

America does not yet face a direct challenge from China and Russia.