What is the predicate of this sentence?

Chinese translation: Please see below

13:28 Aug 8, 2014
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Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
English term or phrase: What is the predicate of this sentence?
The original sentence (as indicated in the parenthesis) is as follows. This sentence seems a little long. But, when you ignore some of the details, the question is: what is the predicate of this sentence ?

We understand that every construction project is faced with challenges. (Challenges like isolated data that’s difficult to access, gaps between engineering plans and construction realities, systems and subcontractors that don’t talk to each other, constant project changes that pit you against the clock) and we know that constant collaboration is critical to your ongoing success.

My translation is as follows.

这些挑战包括:难以获取的孤立数据,工程设计规划与施工现实之间、系统之间、以及相互不交流的分包商之间的脱节,不断的项目变更迫使你与时钟进行较量,而我们知道不断的合作是你持续成功的关键。

My question is: What is the predicate of the sentence (in the parenthesis)?
James Ding
Local time: 08:07
Chinese translation:Please see below
Explanation:
Unfortunately, the sentence is not a complete sentence because it doesn't have a predicate. The rest of the given examples are subclauses.

The word "like" is prepositional in this case.

If I had to rewrite the sentence, it would read like this:
We understand that every construction project is faced with challenges, for example, challenges like isolated data that are difficult to access, gaps between engineering plans and construction realities, systems and subcontractors that don’t talk to each other, constant project changes that pit you against the clock. We know that constant...

Translation attempt:
这些挑战包括:难以获取的孤立数据,工程设计规划与施工现实之间才差距、系统与分包商之间贫乏交流的,以及不断迫使你与时钟进行较量的项目变更。……





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Local time: 02:07
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what is the predicate of this sentence?
Please see below


Explanation:
Unfortunately, the sentence is not a complete sentence because it doesn't have a predicate. The rest of the given examples are subclauses.

The word "like" is prepositional in this case.

If I had to rewrite the sentence, it would read like this:
We understand that every construction project is faced with challenges, for example, challenges like isolated data that are difficult to access, gaps between engineering plans and construction realities, systems and subcontractors that don’t talk to each other, constant project changes that pit you against the clock. We know that constant...

Translation attempt:
这些挑战包括:难以获取的孤立数据,工程设计规划与施工现实之间才差距、系统与分包商之间贫乏交流的,以及不断迫使你与时钟进行较量的项目变更。……







Peter Zhuang
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