Much of the oil and gas industry has survived an especially tough few years with weak demand and low prices. (lawyer-monthly.com)
I thought about my life struggles, including those very tough few years as a beginning teacher way back when. (edutopia.org)
The sector has been in recovery mode after a tough few years marked by a corruption crackdown in China which suppressed demand for expensive watches and Chinese consumers» shunning many... (cnbc.com)