Sentences with phrase «almost insurmountable»

It doesn't take long for all those little things to pile up and then it becomes an almost insurmountable job to get it all picked up and put away.

We must identify problems before they have built themselves into some almost insurmountable issue that threatens the life of the organization, like some sort of «Voltron'that is ready to lay a beating to the core of your business.

These highlight the almost insurmountable hurdles faced by Indigenous people seeking recognition of their native title.

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The way the common law has evolved and interpreted the Native Title Act has placed almost insurmountable burdens in the way of Indigenous people in their endeavours to obtain protection and recognition of their native title.

[111] The difficulty of building a base for the court to draw inferences on the content of traditional laws and customs prior to sovereignty, their ongoing transmission from generation to generation by oral form and their present possession is, under these amendments, almost insurmountable.

The interpretation of the Native Title Act is placing almost insurmountable barriers in front of Indigenous people in their endeavours to gain recognition and protection of their native title.

In view of the almost insurmountable barrier that this provision erects to Indigenous claimants seeking to prove the content of laws and customs based on an oral tradition, section 82 should be amended and the original provision reinstated.

Agreements are also a useful tool, either at a regional level or between specific claimant groups and other stakeholders, in overcoming the almost insurmountable difficulties of proving the elements of a native title claim to a court.

Problems that seem almost insurmountable (crushing debt, houses worth less than the mortgage, differences in parenting styles) may turn out to be more manageable than you ever thought would be possible.

In recent years, the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless has found DC officials shutting the door on homeless families through «unlawful procedures that have created almost insurmountable obstacles.»

The obvious difference in terms of standing is that a natural or legal person no longer has to be individually concerned which, following the Plaumann formula, is an almost insurmountable hurdle for individuals to take.

Wasting time in the workplace as a selective enforcement issue is almost insurmountable.

The delay and expense inherent in modern litigation — where eDiscovery expenses are likely to dwarf the cost of resolving the underlying dispute — is an almost insurmountable barrier to contracting parties.

Additional co-op challenges will be included as well; «escorting a convoy to safety under heavy fire» and «falling back from the enemy against almost insurmountable odds» are two scenarios mentioned.

Creating a game and making sure it's financially successful on top of all that — that's an almost insurmountable task.»

About Blog MAMALITA is the true story of an ordinary American woman's quest to adopt a baby girl against almost insurmountable odds in Guatemala.

This is viewed as an almost insurmountable obstacle as it usually means lack of formal education, no useful social contacts, and insufficient opportunity in one's younger years to learn a trade.

«Pet overpopulation» is a common theme for many animal rescue agencies and rightly so, it is an almost insurmountable problem in North America.

The higher - balance one seems almost insurmountable to me right now, but I know it will seem more doable once I can knock out the smaller one.

Similarly, it doesn't take much for debt to creep up on us to the point that it becomes overwhelming and almost insurmountable.

When I first started to read this article, I was struck with the almost insurmountable odds against success.

Both women face almost insurmountable struggles as they combat their guilt - ridden past and a Communist China intolerant of their free spirits, and the tension in their stories is heightened by Pearl's selfless determination to rescue Joy and bring her home.

We also came to realize that independent charter schools faced almost insurmountable hurdles in delivering high - quality academic instruction while running these small businesses on tight margins.

Despite almost insurmountable obstacles, Carrie never wavers from her pledge to find Harrison - dead or alive.

It's just as clear, however, that the film's incongruously languid pace stands as an almost insurmountable obstacle virtually from the get - go, as filmmakers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg have employed an episodic structure that becomes more and more problematic as the thin narrative unfolds - with the ongoing emphasis on subplots of a decidedly underwhelming nature (eg Jim's continuing efforts at resisting the advances of a sultry neighbor) compounding the movie's increasingly lackluster atmosphere.

Changing these habits for the better will allow the body to increase secretion of growth hormone naturally, however by the time a growth hormone deficiency is noticed, restoring the natural levels back to where they should be becomes an almost insurmountable task; if the body is already working at a deficiency, and is already showing signs of wear, it is not in the position to be able to raise those hormone levels without some sort of boost.

Even up to the 15th / 16th centure, the distance to the currently widely practiced dynamic Ashtanga Yoga seems almost insurmountable.

Sequencing the bread wheat genome has long been considered an almost insurmountable task, due to its enormous size and complexity.

«The power of incumbency creates an almost insurmountable obstacle to challengers who have witnessed a level of corruption that has seen the arrest of 44 members since 2003,» Long wrote in the letter.

It wasn't until she reached Coolidge Corner, two miles from the finish, that the fatigue began to be almost insurmountable.

The Frenchman's lead was considered almost insurmountable.

He's become an automatic closer when holding the lead after three rounds, and six shots is an almost insurmountable margin.

He scored on the rush with 51 seconds left in the first period, giving Chicago a 2 - 0 lead that has been almost insurmountable for the low - scoring Kings in these playoffs:

The broker describes it as an «almost insurmountable challenge», and downgraded the stock to «underweight» on Monday morning.

Good bagels are hard for anyone to find, but add in being gluten or grain free, and the task seems almost insurmountable.

The almost insurmountable problem of any useful comprehension of their culture lies with us, not them.

So it is that we have, so to speak, two problems: a barrier which is almost insurmountable on the one hand, and a figure who can all too easily be drawn into our own time and categories on the other.

For reasons of politics and public relations, government after government has refused to admit that AIDS was a problem in its country until it became almost insurmountable.

That said, unfortunately we can't turn back the hands of time, and once those that are motivated by profit and power gain control, it is almost insurmountable to get it back.

The virtuous cycle that enlisted more merchants and more customers to use plastic has built a powerful network effect that gives then an almost insurmountable competitive advantage.

As the shareholder representative, having the head of the board that's responsible for [oversight] also be the head of the executive team who is being overseen is almost an insurmountable conflict.»

Not exact matches

It is easy to overlook in light of today's IPO, but Lending Club almost joined the legion of early stage companies that get off to a promising start, but run into insurmountable roadblocks and fail.

Any referendum would face the insurmountable obstacle of gaining approval from the Scottish parliament - mathematically almost impossible - and even then would probably fail.

While current theories suggest that dark matter is constantly emitting gamma rays almost everywhere in the universe, isolating these signals from other galactic noises — such as gamma rays emitted from pulsars — is an insurmountable challenge.

By following healthy eating habits, exercising on a consistent basis and aligning her beliefs, behaviors and goals, Lisa has lost almost 30 lbs of pure fat, 10 dress sizes and has broken down barriers she previously considered insurmountable.

While I think the use of the mechanic is bound to please players, I almost never used it - except when I was faced with otherwise insurmountable competition.

It's the kind of game that's almost entrancing because it's so huge and complicated and difficult, and the «fun» lies in trying to overcome those seemingly insurmountable odds.

Intensely difficult, almost to the point of being insurmountable for some, FTL is a deeply absorbing experience offering some of the best combat mechanics ever and the best rogue - starship - commander - captain - sim experience ever.

Consent - based siting would have placed an almost - insurmountable barrier to selecting Yucca Mountain as a permanent storage site.