Sentences with phrase «be an uphill battle with»

I thought Steve Israel would have been the stronger competitor, and even that would have been an uphill battle with much of the Democratic establishment (the White House, the DSCC, Senator Schumer, and more) already committed to Gillibrand.

It would probably be an uphill battle with regard to rolling back education reforms given fact that the legislature's likely to be Republican majority in both chambers.

Not exact matches

Later chapters offer a detailed peek into how the Canadian media sausage is made, detailing the challenges of offsetting public funding with ad sales, the overwhelming importance of NHL hockey to the CBC's operating budget, Ceeb - style office politics and the uphill battle against the private channels of Corus, Rogers and Bell.

«The AIC experience has left a very bad taste with a lot of people, and I think it's even more of an uphill battle than it would be for a startup, to rebuild that confidence, if it can be done at all.

«The public confidence is everything in this business,» he said, adding that the company faced an uphill battle persuading defense contractors to be open to sharing some sort of command and control with other drones.

Nintendo faces an uphill battle in the coming year, with fierce competition from the newly - released Sony Playstation 4 and Microsoft Xbox One systems, which both saw high sales during the holidays and are technologically superior.

Yet shoppers stayed away in droves, and JC Penney is now faced with an even bigger uphill battle for its survival than it faced before.

Fossil has been working on its own wearable tech through a partnership with Intel, but analysts warned that it «faces an uphill battle to establish its credibility» in the space.

But Amazon is facing an uphill battle as it tries to court higher - end retailers — with their healthy profit margins and high average order size — to advertise or sell their products on Amazon's marketplace.

The tie - in with the Commerce Secretary and President suggest that Iancu will have the political backing to implement changes within the USPTO, although legislative changes are still an uphill battle.

As the sales team grows and is now going to be 100 % enabled with a license and they are expecting close to 100 % adoption it would be an uphill battle to replace [competitor](at least for now).

The failure of Dropbox's «app constellation» turned out to be a lesson in how competing with tech's Big 5 is an uphill battle.

Early in the process of working with an alcoholic, it is helpful to discuss the fact that he has an uphill battle against an insidious illness, and then to spell out what is involved in winning the battle.

In my house of 5, I'm constantly in an uphill battle with making healthy snacks to have on hand.

With 5 people living here including two teens... it's an uphill battle.

Celtic were already facing an uphill battle against Inter Milan in this Europa League second leg, with the Italian side netting three precious away goals in the first leg.

Granted, with that kid it would always have been an uphill battle, just saying it might've had a different result if not for the worst possible environment in pro football.

He certainly looks to have a huge uphill battle if he is to succeed at the Bernabeu, and could be willing to leave the club in search of regular action, with Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Casemiro, Kovacic and Dani Ceballos ahead of him in the pecking order.

The Pirates are going to miss Marte in the lineup, given he hit.292 /.349 /.448 for a 119 OPS + over the last four years and already had an uphill battle planned against the Cubs and Cardinals even with Marte around for the entire year.

Since switching to the 3 -4-2-1 formation, Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain has been favoured to star at right wing - back, and has impressed in the new system, and with the new lay - out looking likely to stay, Bellerin may have an uphill battle to win his place back.

Arsenal can't afford to have referees making their mind up on our players before a ball is kicked because you end up in situations like yesterday fighting an uphill battle with 10 men on the field.

With as little experience as Marquette had on offense coming into the season, it was going to be an uphill battle for that at - large bid.

The usual productive fervor of their manager, which is so often one of their greatest assets, for once cost the Borussians, leaving them with an uphill battle in what many are calling the Group of Death.

Subsequently Bolton were punished on the break and ended up losing 4 - 1 against Tottenham, leaving the Trotters with an uphill battle to get themselves safe.

But just having that support, we were dealing with some sensory issues with my son, and no one in our family, none of our friends had ever seen it or maybe their kids have it, but they haven't been identified yet, and so I felt like it was just this uphill battle, and I didn't have the type of support I needed.

We all know that the lactation world fights an uphill battle while being bombarded with industry influence.

It has been an uphill battle as she is tough to keep up with.

For example, if you are desiring a natural birth, choosing a provider with a high induction or cesarean rate will only make achieving your birth goals an uphill battle.

But with my daughter Rose having silent reflux and colic, as well as having an oversupply, it wasn't an easy ride and it was a constant uphill battle.

While it's true that you'll lose weight simply by delivering your baby, placenta, and much of the fluids associated with birth, losing weight too quickly may jeopardize your milk supply — and make nursing an uphill battle.

And while it's an uphill battle facing a heavily entrenched foe, outreach efforts will give Staten Island and Brooklyn voters — both old and new — food for thought the next time they go to the polls: ranging from alleged campaign finance fraud; to Grimm's threatening of a reporter with physical violence; to his latest federal fraud and tax charges, he is quite a colorful character with a very colorful history just begging to be lampooned.

BY DUNCAN OSBORNE Legislation that would give the benefits currently provided to people with AIDS by the city's HIV / AIDS Services Administration (HASA) to people who are HIV - positive but asymptomatic was introduced in the City Council, but it likely faces an uphill battle to be enacted.

Ed Miliband faces an uphill battle to improve his personal ratings after a poll showed only 34 % are satisfied with his performance.

The problem with the Progressives is that they can't admit they are in charge, because their whole mission is an endless uphill battle against the forces of reaction.

It was always going to be an uphill battle for the Swans with survival not in their hands, but they made a positive start.

Wendy Long coasted to the New York State Conservative Party's U.S. Senate nomination today, with the strong backing of the state chairman Mike Long, who's made no secret of the fact that he thinks running a tough woman against Senator Kirsten Gillibrand gives his side the best chance in an uphill battle.

He thinks Ganim has an uphill legal battle and said going forward, the question for the courts will be whether Connecticut has a «valid interest» in barring candidates with prior public corruption charges from public campaign money.

This optimism contrasted with Maloney's claims on Wednesday that getting reimbursement at a later date would be «uphill battle.»

«I'm preaching that the police are our community partners and we must work with them for the betterment of all, but it is an uphill battle when they feel police are not out there to protect them, but rather to target them,» Williams said.

Gerald B. Lefcourt, a lawyer whose clients have included a former Bronx Democratic leader, Stanley M. Friedman, and Mel Miller, another Democrat who was speaker, said that even with a compelling argument, Mr. Silver was «going to have an uphill battle,» largely because a jury already «found that there was a quid pro quo and that there was extortion.»

«Before Jarrett appears at a black - tie fundraiser to tout the administration's «strong support,» she should meet and talk with those who have actually been impacted by this discriminatory law and who continue to fight this uphill battle for the lives and livelihoods of gay and lesbian troops.»

«The evidence is clear that the passion of romantic love is a goal - oriented motivation state, not a specific emotion,» Fisher tells WebMD, adding that the results showed that romantic rejection is a form of addiction, and those coping with these hurtful feelings are fighting uphill battle against a strong survival system.

But all parents whose children are afflicted face an uphill battle with the disease.

If you are struggling with addiction and know you are at a place that you want to move forward and want to «get better», you probably already know that it's one tough uphill battle.

It was a long uphill battle with my skin once I changed my diet because I had years and years of damage, and all of that needed to exit my body.

We talk about the uphill battle most doctors are facing today being overloaded with clients who want quick answers and who aren't willing to make long - term dietary of lifestyle changes.

With the uphill battle we face in so many areas of nutrition and public policy, all of us must be united in delivering this hopeful message that change is possible, one diet and one healthy, repopulated gut at a time.

By caring for your body with high amounts of nutrient dense foods, getting lots of sleep and implementing all the important recovery tips that I outlined in Chapter 8, you can keep many of these issues from occurring, but you must listen carefully to your body because especially as a female, you are fighting an uphill battle.

Unless you've had a comprehensive thyroid panel performed, and have had it evaluated with a set of eyes that look beyond the «normal» lab reference ranges, you could be fighting an uphill battle with your weight that you'll never be able to win.

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