Challenges In The News 07/18/08

This is a challenging time in the entertainment industry, and this was a tough negotiation.

Mena Suvari: ‘I never had my jaw hit the floor so many times reading a script,’ the actress says about ‘Stuck.’ She acts for the challenge, not the bikini roles. Instead she decided to make more distinctive and, she likes to put it, “challenging” choices.

We want this to be the final stop on this train. We don’t want to see this challenged again. That just extends the pain.

Beirut – A powerful rival to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected speaker of parliament Wednesday, clearing the way for a potential challenge to the hardline head of state before 2009 presidential elections.

The Challenges You May Face. The best way to begin dealing with you “sandwich” years is to recognize the situation you may find yourself facing. Regarding your parents, some of the challenges you may encounter include: How your parents want their estate divided; What help they need and want from you; Do they need assisted living?

The U.S. housing market “will continue to be challenging to the end of this year at least.

Discussion over a lunch of rice and vegetables provided by the government centered on the many grave challenges that the Qians face in their resettlement. There are lots of questionss, and few answers about how the family will survive in the long term.

I would be disingenuous if I didn’t tell you this morning we are challenged in Congress. It is a challenging time.

As the son of a Jewish cantor, he found writing a Christmas song to be a peculiar challenge.

To break free of these patterns, challenge your negative thoughts by considering another way of looking at the situation or asking yourself whether it will really matter in six months or five years.

Granted, I now have a perspective, a wisdom, a more comprehensive body of knowledge, if only I could remember it. But words elude me occasionally, which is challenging for a wordsmith.