Sentences with phrase «big uphill»

even without the 4x4 capability, I managed to drive up my big uphill driveway sideways when it was covered in ice.

So the Clarets may have a big uphill struggle on their hands in this one after watching Liverpool put four past Arsenal last weekend.

It may have some negative consequences in other industries (who could take advantage of by - products when they exist), but it's still a big uphill climb to suggest the trade - off is anything but overwhelmingly positive.

That was his message but it was a big uphill battle in the last few minutes.

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.

So there are various good reasons to believe the Liberal Democrats are facing a bigger uphill battle in their own seats.

PR spin on these comments is likely around the corner, and «RoboCop» will be saddled with an even bigger uphill climb to win over naysayers (and an early savaging of the script hasn't helped either).

One of the biggest uphill battles you face when designing effective eLearning content is learner engagement.

One of the biggest uphill battles that I see with a self - pubbed book is quality.

Not exact matches

«You can have the smartest person that works tirelessly day and night on a business venture but if there's no opportunity behind it, it's going to be a pretty big, uphill battle.»

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.

Mr Minissale said Mr Flaherty faced an uphill task with a more commercially focused portfolio, but one positive was the level of discounting in the marketplace by the two big rivals was substantially lower than three to five years ago.

I wasn't a big fan of GREG HOLLAND when he first started — he's 5» 10», has a stout build, threw uphill.

Porto are in many ways a big fish in a small pond; the Portuguese League generates an annual TV revenue of 50 million to split between its clubs, while a club like Arsenal alone earns more than that annually, just to put it in perspective how much of an uphill battle it is for Porto to mix it up deep in the Champions League.

So until the white house and big ag / food corporations stop this unhealthy relationship, it will be an uphill battle to reform many school lunches and make them the best they can be.

It's a bit of an uphill battle thanks to a big Democratic enrollment edge.

Bo Dietl campaigns for votes as he runs for mayor of New York City on his own independent line, an uphill battle to unseat Mayor Bill de Blasio, whom Mr. Dietl refers to as «Big Bird.»

The mechanism is so powerful that the strip can even transport an object that is much bigger and heavier than the device itself, uphill.

An important bottom line in all this is that the big - picture changes proposed to the discretionary budget will face a major uphill battle in Congress this year, for the fact that changing the spending caps requires changing the underlying law governing them (the Budget Control Act).

I know that nutrition is key with losing body fat and I eat relatively well, most of the time anyway my problem is, I have put on a lot of unwanted bodyfat by not eating «clean» during my bulking up phase, I'm now a lot bigger than I would like and am going to start doing fasting training two / three times a week, and on the days I am training weights I already do 10/15 HIT training followed by a fast paced uphill walk, would this help me achieve my goals?

Is something in the water?!? I swear everyone I know + their mom has had to deal with something crazy big / bad / sad this week (including one of fur babies, Moose, but he's on the uphill now — thanks for all of ya on Instagram who sent well wishes!).

If you're in a big body, being perceived as professional can be an uphill battle.

I guess the good news is that 2013 started with arguably the worst film of De Niro's career, «Big Wedding,» so it has to be uphill from here, right?

This car is 23 years old but every time i drive it makes me feel i am driving a new car, smooth drive - comfort - reliability - exterior & interior design is nice - big trunk, but for performace such as acceleration its not a wow but anyway its a 4 cylinder car so who cares about acceleration, i gave 4 stars for performance because its a little bit weak and sluggish when going into strong uphill.

The turbo engine's power is plenty to motivate the relatively light Envision (it's 200 pounds lighter than the Audi Q5), and even with three big people on board and scaling a 6 percent uphill grade, the Envision never lacked for grunt.

Its engine reveals an odd range of noises; uphill on a light throttle its bassy off - beat pulse makes it sound like a big six that's dropped a piston.

You can make a case for many different spots on the track being crucial for lap time, but I would stick my neck out and say that coming out of Turn 1 and uphill to the Esses is one of the biggest influencers.»

The throttle response is fantastic: coming up Big Willow's vestigial hill, one can lift off the throttle through the uphill corners and fine - tune the car's position right up to the apex.

- Charles Crocker, Esquire, Mister Charley, biggest of the Big Four barons of the Central Pacific Railroad, resting on the plump brocaded upholstery, massive as a Buddha, snoring in time to the panting, puffing engine hauling them uphill.

Back in the dusty, dark days before the Kindle (this was a bleak time indeed, when authors had to write uphill, both ways, in the snow, with no shoes), I invested heavily, and won big, using the serialization model.

Millennials, in particular, are facing a tougher uphill climb as they face a tougher job market and big student loan bills.

The second big difference is about the uphill hiking: where the Inca Jungle trek starts with a downhill mountain bike tour, the Salkantay hike goes up steep.

Waist high cover is central and capturing the big guns requires a slow uphill slog while enemy fire rains down.

With big - name titles reaching astronomical budgets and rivaling Hollywood in sheer manpower dedicated to a game, it's clear that Nintendo's brass feels its fighting an uphill battle for attention and, more important, game revenue.

With big - budget titles already battling it out for online dominance and highly anticipated FPS games coming out soon, this will be an uphill battle.

«The beat - up, bandaged head with the big sad eye gazing uphill; the boards with nails pounded into them; the empty shoes; the man smoking in bed, staring at the ceiling: these images exude that sense of futility that almost all artists must periodically endure.

As if the battle wasn't uphill enough, we now have witnessed the first round of elections post-Citizens United, in which powerhouses like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce raised tens of millions of dollars from the corporate titans it serves and funneled the money into attack ads, sending a warning message to politicians who aren't bending over backwards for big business, if not delivering a crippling blow to their election campaigns.

That strategy worked when they were trying to get people to buy big SUVs, but it has back - fired, and now that the industry is trying to make money with smaller vehicles again, they're fighting an uphill battle trying to convince buyers that their products are worth it.

According to Ching, it will be an uphill task: «Shell is the biggest retailer in the world.

From the bat, the company had an uphill battle since they were insuring individuals during a big war.

«Pebble was an early innovator but always had an uphill battle to take on the big boys of consumer electronics in terms of going after the mass market as a share leader,» noted Cliff Raskind, a research senior director at Strategy Analytics.

Assistant: Google is making a big play here with Assistant, but it's fighting an uphill battle here with the inherent limitations Apple has on iOS.