Sentences with phrase «be at times hard»

He said «the Secretary of State has allowed a system to continue, that continually - and on an annual basis - humiliates and demeans those schools in the toughest places, where children are at times hard to teach and their parents are at times hard to reach.»

For us here in Louisiana, it's at times hard to get in the holiday spirit with the 80 degree weather we have been experiencing, hence the lack of tights in these photos!

While it's at times hard to find Fanning likable because of how her character treats people she doesn't downplay those certain scenes in order for us to sympathize with her more.

Shot in stark black and white and with a biting, sour message, it is at times hard to swallow.

As with Open Your Eyes, there is an O. Henry - like twist at the end, that is at times hard to figure out although people know it's coming.

Kidman's Margot is at times hard to watch — more than a little neurotic, she alternately smothers her son Claude (Zain Pais) with love or picks on his flaws.

Its perfection is at times hard to fathom - from the way it forces white viewers to confront themselves, to the cathartic answers it offers this horrible year, to the way it manages to juggle horror and broad comedy without even threatening to break - I can't believe Jordan Peele's achievement here.

However, it was at times hard, and impossible to lock in the deal.

Not exact matches

Schultz talks affectionately about his father in his book, «Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time,» saying that Fred was an honest man who worked hard, played ball with his kids on the weekend and loved the Yankees.

Everyone who raises a first - time fund probably says it's really hard, but it's got to be easier if it's three people at Sequoia starting their own fund.

In addition to those smaller bets, Dopfner has made it clear that he is also willing to make large ones: Earlier this year, he tried hard to acquire the venerable Financial Times, only to be outflanked at the last minute by Nikkei.

The campaign was long, hard - fought, and at times controversial.

While most employees at least want to take full advantage of those hard - earned days off, less than half take the time to plan out their vacations each year, according to Project: Time Off, which is sponsored by the U.S. Travel Associattime to plan out their vacations each year, according to Project: Time Off, which is sponsored by the U.S. Travel AssociatTime Off, which is sponsored by the U.S. Travel Association.

If you passed that part of the market - validation process, it's time to take a hard - core look at your competitors.

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Burton is privately owned, so it's hard to say exactly how those moves played out financially at the time.

Since conscientious individuals are hard - working and efficient, they're able to remove household tasks and responsibilities from their partners» plates, freeing up more time for their spouse to recover from a hard day at work, or to put in more hours at the office.

But what is hitting publishers like the New York Times particularly hard is that this drop isn't at a steady pace — instead, it's actually been picking up speed.

Thanks to the current economic climate, it's harder for businesses to generate a profit now than at any other time for generations.

Consensus on the economy is hard to come by at the best of times, but these days, the difference of opinion seems especially pronounced.

Unfortunately, it is hard to stay productive at times; especially, when the surroundings do not mimic the working environment.

Technology is changing at an incredible pace, so fast in fact that many industries and individuals are having a hard time keeping up.

There are no hard and fast rules but obviously if you aren't paying the interns, and if they are not living at home, you need to allow them sufficient time to work a part - time job above and beyond their commitments to you and to their schoolwork.

Popularity has become both easier to measure and harder to measure at the same time precisely because there are so many metrics.

As it turns out, some of us are really good at knowing when to quit, while others have a hard time getting «unstuck.»

Because observational studies look at groups of people and their behavior over time, it's hard to say for sure that other conflicting factors aren't influencing the outcomes they examine.

At a time when this seems to be hard to find around the world, it's exciting to see.»

It's easy to want something to be perfect, but most of the time that's not going to happen, no matter how hard or how long you work at something.

My GetMeATeam is hard at work on the 4 o'clock assignment, which means it's time to turn to the remaining area of my life that I haven't managed yet today: dating.

In a sport rooted in the hard - partying fringe of Southern California, Hawk was something different: While he was still in high school, he used his winnings to buy a house in Carlsbad, and a few years later, he started his first company — Birdhouse — even though the skateboard industry was tanking at the time.

As developers begin to integrate Force Touch into apps — allowing you to press harder on certain elements to elicit different actions — the feature will become more useful, but at this point in time wasn't an exciting (or incredibly useful) feature.

«If you're trying to open a new show in New York or Chicago where there are already many different entertainment options at a time when discretionary income is dropping, then it's going to be hard to charge a premium for those tickets and hardto make an economic go of it.»

Take the time to analyze your life and really take a long and hard look at where you currently are.

But at the Real Estate Wealth Expo, where attendees line up to have their photos taken with realtor Daryl King and local condo developer Brad Lamb, it is hard to foresee sentiment changing any time soon.

It's easy to look back now and say that we should have done things differently, but it would likely have been a lot harder at that time to get shippers to sign on.

If neither of those things is happening — or at least, not happening enough to make it worthwhile — then it's hard to justify devoting all that time to the project.

At times, it is also hard to separate family matters from business decisions.

At the time, Johnson emailed 50 wealthy individuals introducing himself, saying that he was a hard worker, smart and hungry for a chance.

Managing those two things at the same time is the hard part.

The Times also reported that Uber has «experimented with video game techniques, graphics and non-cash rewards of little value that can prod drivers into working longer and harder — and sometimes at hours and locations that are less lucrative for them.»

It has been working hard on staying true to its name and maintaining freshness at all times, with «quality freshness ratings» that are updated daily and a warehouse with seven different climates.

Kim agrees: «Finding balance can be hard at first, as spending time with others can leave you feeling drained and needing a recharge.

It may be hard at first to leave work unfinished, but clearly separating your work time from your personal time is an important key to having a more rewarding life.

At its most extreme, reputation can literally keep you in business, as is the case with many companies, such as IBM and WalMart, whose well - developed reputations have tided them over in hard times.

You've got to track what's in someone's cart, you have to handle orders, and there's just generally more functionality going on that's harder to manage on the server side, particularly when it comes to traffic spikes you might get at certain times, such as on Black Friday, during holidays, or after a big ad is aired.

When that happens, it's time to take a step back, take a cold hard look at reality, and double down on due diligence — references, visiting their office and spending more time with them to observe how they function.

I was 20 at the time when I started the company, so it was hard for me to know more than anyone.

If you are having a hard time selling services at an acceptable profit, the problem may be that your employee costs are too high rather than the price is too low.

«If you're still carrying a mortgage and paying for children into your mid-50s, you're going to have a hard time setting aside enough money to retire at age 65, let alone 60.»

«If it's trading at 100 times earnings, but really deserves a 70, it will fall hard,» he says.