"The nation faces some very tough choices in coming years," he said.

This nation faces major challenges ahead, and we must work together.

There is not a big enough sense of the huge challenge that we and other Western nations face.

"The nation faces challenges beyond the power of any one political force to solve them," he said.

In the 1980s, the nation faced a serious problem with drug abuse.

Sure, we have too much household debt, but that's a better problem than what most nations face.

I had the opportunity to explain to the president that our nation faces an energy crisis, and it's a serious issue.

As you well know, our nation faces a daunting set of challenges.

The nation is facing precisely the same issues as Alabama.

The next 5 to 10 years are the most critical our nation faces environmentally.