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Our programme for the inclusion of Women's fast pitch softball in the Olympic Games is geared towards achieving inclusion and overcoming this challenge.
Notre programme en faveur de l'intégration du softball féminin balle rapide aux Jeux Olympiques doit nous aider à atteindre cet objectif et à relever ce défi.
© Copyright 2009
© Copyright 2009
Like other federal government institutions, the Agency faces a demographic challenge posed by the retirement and turnover of its staff.
À l'instar d'autres institutions du gouvernement fédéral, l'Office est confronté au défi démographique que posent le départ à la retraite et le roulement du personnel.
© Ministre des Travaux publics et des Services gouvernementaux Canada, 2011
© Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2011
In our view, the courts below were correct to fully consider Dumoulin's challenge to the validity of the arbitration agreement based on the application of art. 3149 C.C.Q.
A notre avis, les juridictions inférieures ont eu raison d'examiner pleinement la contestation de M. Dumoulin quant à la validité de la convention d'arbitrage, compte tenu de l'art. 3149 C.c.Q.
This is a challenge which can be more effectively met by a sport with Olympic status and consequent funding.
Ce défi sera plus efficacement relevé par un sport bénéficiant du statut de discipline olympique et des financements qui en découlent.
© Copyright 2009
© Copyright 2009
In my opinion, this example does not challenge the above analysis.
A mon avis, cet exemple ne met pas en doute l'analyse ci-dessus.
The real challenge is to ensure smooth interplay between the requirements of the single market in terms of free movement, economic performance and dynamism, free competition, and the general interest objectives.
Le véritable enjeu est d'assurer une interaction harmonieuse entre les impératifs de libre circulation, d'efficacité et de dynamisme économiques visés par le marché unique, la libre concurrence, et les objectifs d'intérêt général.
The Act did not discourage challenges and so create a situation where no party directly affected could reasonably be expected to challenge the legislation.
La Loi ne décourageait pas la contestation de manière à engendrer une situation où on ne pouvait pas raisonnablement s'attendre à ce qu'une partie directement touchée la conteste.
If these triers decide that the challenge is valid, the juror will not be sworn.
Si ces vérificateurs jugent la récusation fondée, le juré n'est pas assermenté.
The main challenge is deemed to be to remain competitive against other sports and forms of entertainment, including non-athletic activities.
Le principal défi consiste à rester compétitif face à d'autres sports et formes de divertissement, et notamment les activités non sportives.
© Copyright 2009
© Copyright 2009
Improving well-being through cost-effective policy remains a challenge.
L'amélioration du bien-être par des politiques rentables reste un défi.
© 1996-2010, Institut canadien d'information sur la santé (ICIS)
© 1996-2010, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
Regrettably, Turkey did not respond to the challenge then.
Malheureusement, la Turquie n'avait pas répondu alors.
© Organisations des Nations Unies, 2010
© United Nations 2010
It was a challenge given and accepted, without any pretence of concealment.
C'était un défi offert et accepté, sans ménagement aucun.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
The Charter is invoked in support of a challenge of a form of union security created by the Construction Act.
La Charte est invoquée à l'appui d'une contestation d'une forme de sécurité syndicale créée par la Loi sur la construction.
The first challenge is to develop a set of products that are bundled in a compelling way that persuades the SME client, who may bank with multiple institutions, to bring all their business to one institution.
Tout d'abord, il faut offrir une gamme de produits suffisamment intégrée pour convaincre les PME de traiter avec une seule banque au lieu de s'adresser à différents établissements pour différentes opérations.
© 2009 Société financière internationale (IFC)
© 2009 International Finance Corporation (IFC)
The challenge for the staff is to separate the genuine signals about economic activity and inflation from volatility caused by other factors.
La Banque doit distinguer les véritables signaux relatifs à l'activité économique et à l'inflation de la volatilité occasionnée par d'autres facteurs.
© 1995 - 2010, Bank of Canada

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Collocations

Millennium Challenge Account
compte du Millennium Challenge
High-Level Conference on World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy
Conférence de haut niveau sur la sécurité alimentaire mondiale : les défis du changement climatique et des bioénergies
High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change
Groupe de personnalités de haut niveau sur les menaces, les défis et le changement

Word forms

challenge

verb
Basic forms
Pastchallenged
Imperativechallenge
Present Participle (Participle I)challenging
Past Participle (Participle II)challenged
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I challengewe challenge
you challengeyou challenge
he/she/it challengesthey challenge
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am challengingwe are challenging
you are challengingyou are challenging
he/she/it is challengingthey are challenging
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have challengedwe have challenged
you have challengedyou have challenged
he/she/it has challengedthey have challenged
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been challengingwe have been challenging
you have been challengingyou have been challenging
he/she/it has been challengingthey have been challenging
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I challengedwe challenged
you challengedyou challenged
he/she/it challengedthey challenged
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was challengingwe were challenging
you were challengingyou were challenging
he/she/it was challengingthey were challenging
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had challengedwe had challenged
you had challengedyou had challenged
he/she/it had challengedthey had challenged
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been challengingwe had been challenging
you had been challengingyou had been challenging
he/she/it had been challengingthey had been challenging
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will challengewe shall/will challenge
you will challengeyou will challenge
he/she/it will challengethey will challenge
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be challengingwe shall/will be challenging
you will be challengingyou will be challenging
he/she/it will be challengingthey will be challenging
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have challengedwe shall/will have challenged
you will have challengedyou will have challenged
he/she/it will have challengedthey will have challenged
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been challengingwe shall/will have been challenging
you will have been challengingyou will have been challenging
he/she/it will have been challengingthey will have been challenging
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would challengewe should/would challenge
you would challengeyou would challenge
he/she/it would challengethey would challenge
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be challengingwe should/would be challenging
you would be challengingyou would be challenging
he/she/it would be challengingthey would be challenging
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have challengedwe should/would have challenged
you would have challengedyou would have challenged
he/she/it would have challengedthey would have challenged
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been challengingwe should/would have been challenging
you would have been challengingyou would have been challenging
he/she/it would have been challengingthey would have been challenging
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am challengedwe are challenged
you are challengedyou are challenged
he/she/it is challengedthey are challenged
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being challengedwe are being challenged
you are being challengedyou are being challenged
he/she/it is being challengedthey are being challenged
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been challengedwe have been challenged
you have been challengedyou have been challenged
he/she/it has been challengedthey have been challenged
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was challengedwe were challenged
you were challengedyou were challenged
he/she/it was challengedthey were challenged
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being challengedwe were being challenged
you were being challengedyou were being challenged
he/she/it was being challengedthey were being challenged
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been challengedwe had been challenged
you had been challengedyou had been challenged
he/she/it had been challengedthey had been challenged
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be challengedwe shall/will be challenged
you will be challengedyou will be challenged
he/she/it will be challengedthey will be challenged
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been challengedwe shall/will have been challenged
you will have been challengedyou will have been challenged
he/she/it will have been challengedthey will have been challenged

challenge

noun
SingularPlural
Common casechallengechallenges
Possessive casechallenge'schallenges'