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The phrase "had been challenging" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to indicate that something was difficult in the past but is possibly easier now. For example: "The task had been challenging, but I was able to eventually figure it out."
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But the process had been challenging.
Ms. Bettany said it had been challenging to make iCloud work properly inside the app.
Ms. Nakova, the senior headed for Princeton, said City College had been challenging.
Pearce admitted his unwanted stint on the sideline had been challenging.
But sales at established overseas outlets slid 3% as Mulberry said north America had been "challenging".
These were insiders whom he had been challenging to remake the party.
It had been challenging even before the rockfall, with hikers moving over the rocks on all fours.
National Express lost 13.25p to 252.5p while Arriva, which said first quarter trading had been challenging, fell 9.5p to 417.5p.
In a trading update, the company said: "Trading in the UK business over the summer holiday period had been challenging.
Bloomsbury admitted the year had been "challenging" but chairman Nigel Newton expressed cautious optimism about the outlook.
Jane Phelps, the college's director of external relations, said it had been challenging to get access to state schools.
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