Sentences with phrase «difficult last few»

Most think we may have «hit bottom» in the difficult last few years and that 2012 will be a year of improvement and the start towards better things to come.

The financial services sector is enjoying a turnaround in fortune following a difficult last few years and nowhere is this more apparent than in the jobs market.

Genova's lawyer, Nicholas Gravante, Jr., of Manhattan, said after Genova was excused from the stand: «Given his long - standing relationship with the defendants, I think it was evident to everyone in the courtroom how difficult the last few days have been for him.»

It's been a difficult last few months for Liverpool and everyone involved at the club, after a terrible run of results, but their victory in the Merseyside Derby, one which heated and did have it's controversial moments, may just have lifted the mood in the camp and perhaps by the time May does come around next year the Liverpool players can look upon this part of the season as the pinnacle point in the season, the point where their season changed for the good... at long last!

«I will always be indebted to the club for giving me the opportunity to play in the Premier League and despite a difficult last few months I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at Saints and have made friends for life at the club,» Van Dijk said.

However, it has been difficult the last few seasons for recreational bettors to make money on the defending champs.

Not exact matches

«With fewer bargain - priced properties to choose from and a growing number of traditional buyers, finding a home for vacation purposes became more difficult and less affordable last year,» he said.

The drive lasted only a few minutes and lacked the physical sensation of road bumps, for example, so it's difficult to say how smooth a car is in reality while driving down the road or how well the car handles.

The scale required to show the 2010 numbers makes it difficult to see the relative differences in the last few years, so here is the same data starting at January 2011:

We may take some comfort that the rate of increase has slowed but it is difficult to explain the increase in prices over the last few months based on supply and demand.

The last few days and weeks are a great reminder of how difficult it is to successfully trade stocks.

There is comfort in knowing that a particularly difficult barre exercise will only last for a few minutes or seconds.

Declaring any passive income might be difficult for someone who has only been declaring active income for the last few years.

For the last few years, many value investors have complained that finding cheap stocks has been especially difficult.

The last few years have been difficult times for hedge funds.

I did spend the last few months caring for him, and whenever I felt tired, I think how much more difficult it was for him going through it.

Even during the most difficult times over the last few weeks I was preparing this article in my head, knowing that God was allowing this health scare to happen so that I could teach others the importance of digging into Him.

time for me to leave my country for 5 years study (medical field)... and while i am i that country (China) once i intercourse with a prostitute (i am really shamefull)... then after few times i found another girl in facebook (from my hometown only) then fall in love with her and that loves get stronger day by day (she is a christian) and i told her that im not virgin and i had this girlfriend and i did with prostitute so she forgives me and ask me to lie new life... but still i havent leave my e girl friend (i found difficult to leave her, i do nt love her much, but i do nt know how i love her in first place, she is much older than me), my ex gf came to suspects about my new relationship via facebooks post, comments, likes and all and sometimes i did told her that i have this new friend... as time passes by, she realised it and she do nt talk to me anymore till now... and last time i went home i met my new girl friend and we intercourse....

«Faith - based films» have had a difficult time in Hollywood in the last few years.

(3) A more difficult problem occurs in Luke 22:19 b - 20: (a) All but a few manuscripts include these verses, which are close to what Paul relates about the Last Supper in I Corinthians 11:24 - 5.

Oh friends, these last few weeks have been so difficult.

In the last few months my sugar levels have been very difficult to manage, and I've had to be even more creative...

«I'm very relieved and optimistic for the future of employees, shareholders and customers of SurfStitch — it would have been very difficult [for the company to survive] given the trauma it's been through over the last few years,» Mr Weiss told The Australian Financial Review.

The acquisition follows a difficult few days for Dairy Crest, which saw its share value plummet by more than 6 per cent at the beginning of last week, after reports surfaced that it could lose out on a new contract to supply Morrisons, the UK's fourth largest multiple retailer, with fresh liquid milk to rival processor Robert Wiseman Dairies.

The last few years may have been difficult but there's no doubt that his departure would truly be the end of an era at Arsenal and in the Premier League.

Yeah we'd have won more over the last few years but it would be difficult to stay at the top without the facilities.

Who said anything about starting 11 I'm justifying why they are valuable squad members unlike you who shone down on them there are few dm out there who can pass the ball to arsenal standard hence making the search difficult it was wenger who last January bid for matic allowing chelsea to be notified and snapped him up So I'm confident wenger will go for the right guy if he intends to sign one in January.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

I'm not saying Chris Simms is right about Allen, but it's difficult to ignore his excellent track record the last few years.

Given all the videos that have come out over the last few years, I agree with you that it is difficult to unequivocally take the side of the police in incidents like this, but by saying that there is «zero evidence that what he said happened didn't happen», aren't you unequivocally taking Michael Bennett's side in a situation with competing naratives?

if we recall last meeting several player of theirs gave us a difficult time in as much huth, fuchs and benaloune were almost uncontrollable and a few deserved to be red - carded.

It has been difficult for the boss with options so in the last few games I have been coming on, and I knew, looking across the bench that, probably, even though I'm a defender I'm one of the more offensive players on the bench.

Wilfried Bony has also made a return to the club, but with so little football played over the last few seasons, it'll be difficult for him to have the same impact as he did when last at the club.

There should arguably be a few question marks over such an appointment though, as Enrique did have a difficult spell in charge at Roma earlier in his managerial career, and so moving abroad and taking on a major challenge didn't work for him last time out.

«I think that given his misdemeanours in the last few seasons it will be very difficult for him to continue to play in England and if the deal was right for Liverpool I think that it would be best for all concerned if he moved on to a new club.

The last few months have been difficult, but we hope you know that you never lost our support and we will always have your back.

Turning around the confidence of a relegated squad is very difficult and Villa have been going through relegation form for the last few years.

«We have gone through a difficult phase, but in the last few weeks we have raised our game,» Toni Kroos told German media after the PSG clash.

Highly thought - of as a teenager once emerging at AC Milan as a teenager, the last few years has been difficult for the «pharaoh», though he rediscovered his mojo at Roma last season managing eight goals in 16 matches with the Giallorossi unbeaten from the day he made his debut.

The last few weeks have been difficult, but they managed to secure a crucial three points against Watford.

A growth spurt usually only lasts a few days, Alex's 3 month one was the most difficult at almost a week long.

I also want to thank you for keeping a civil tone throughout these last few weeks as you shared your views, something that might have been difficult given your connection to the company and your passion about the product.

As a parent it can be difficult to watch your child cry in pain — even if it does only last for a few minutes.

Getting around can even be more difficult in your last few weeks of pregnancy, making everything you can do from the comfort of home the preference for expectant parents.

While it can be especially difficult to lose the last few pounds of excess baby weight, a gradual approach to weight loss is the healthiest one.

The last few weeks, my almost five month old has gotten considerably more difficult to change.

He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme, «I would accept what's been said over the last few weeks, including the article by John Prescott on Sunday, that we need to work out how to get a higher profile in circumstances where it is very difficult to get a hearing.»

And he points out that very few multi-agency missions are smooth; for instance, the $ 700 - million Fermi Gamma - ray Space Telescope, with contributions from the DOE and NASA, went through a difficult birthing process for more than a decade before being launched last year.

A few principles of cancer biology also make developing neoantigens for long - lasting treatment difficult.

But losing lower ab fat and burning that last bit of belly fat is difficult, and requires a few extra tricks to help you get a completely flat stomach and the 6 - pack abs you want.