After the pair endured
difficult years with Rangers, Ipswich fans would have been forgiven for thinking that Martyn Waghorn and Joe Garner could prove extremely uninspired signings, but the pair have been excellent for the Tractor Boys.
He did very well still until 2012, keeping us afloat in the most
difficult years with spending restrictions.
Under Armour could rebound from
a difficult year with the help of the latest sneaker launch from superstar NBA player Stephen Curry, one Wall Street firm says.
«He is doing a very good job in
a difficult year with his natural ability, he is working very hard to defend and sacrifice himself and he has the attitude to do so,» the Dutch coach told journalists [as per Goal].
Although Wilshere did not play his best football at Euro 2016, he was pleased to have gone after such
a difficult year with Arsenal.
Following
a difficult year with problems ranging from avoidable flurries such as the recent confusion around the departure of Ayesha Hazarika from PMQ preparation duties, to major misjudgements like that conference speech, a firmer hand on the tiller will clearly help.
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difficult this year with more brands and new cars in our category.
2003 — This was an extremely
difficult year with major outgoing in expenses and very little incoming revenue.
Not exact matches
But this
year, engineering hires came in second in the «
difficult - to - hire» rankings,
with 24 percent of entrepreneurs citing them.
The potential investment comes after a
difficult few
years for Yum in China, its biggest market by sales, where a series of food - safety scandals and management mis - steps has dented its reputation
with diners.
Sobolewski, who has been in the police about 14
years, said progress was being made but it was a
difficult as traffickers often target the most vulnerable people who are lured
with false promises of well - paid jobs.
«
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.
With an aging bull market in the U.S. nearing the end of its seventh
year at press time, it's
difficult to find safety in cheap stocks; even formerly stodgy dividend payers now trade at dangerously expensive valuations.
Even so, Arnold started out by cutting expenses — most prominently by moving back in
with his parents, which he said was
difficult after having been out on his own at college for four
years.
Ken Wisnefski, founder of WebiMax, an online marketing company in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, had to have a
difficult talk
with a manager at his previous company, which he sold last
year.
«For those of us who've been around a long time, it's been
difficult to change,» says Displaymasters salesperson Judy Okerstrom, who's been
with the company for 10
years.
Five
years ago New Orleans was underwater
with a
difficult future ahead of itself.
In a way, all the things that have made Snapchat such a viral hit over the past couple of
years are the same things that could make it
difficult for it to succeed
with a larger mass - media strategy.
Schumer has had a bit of a
difficult relationship
with New York real estate over the
years and has lived in five different Manhattan neighborhoods.
Chief executive officer Chris Fowler, who has been
with the company for 25
years and at the helm since 2013, says he frequently tells his staff to focus on what they can change during
difficult conditions.
It's a perpetual cat - and - mouse game, but Ayrapetov, for one, is optimistic that ransomware's days are numbered,
with a caveat: «In about two
years, it will probably be
difficult enough for the malware writers that they'll start looking for something new.»
One
year on from the EU referendum, it is
difficult to tell whether this number is shaping up to be correct: too many firms have not made public announcements, numbers have been vague and,
with the terms of Brexit unclear, there are too many hypotheticals.
Caroline Russell, CEO of Malaysia's homegrown tea maker Boh Plantations, told CNBC in an interview
with «Managing Asia» last month: «Malaysians are beginning to feel the pinch after what has been a
difficult year for Malaysians, especially
with the introduction of the goods and services tax (GST) in April.»
We deliberately built them out to make sure that we've got a diversified business, because when I set my budgets every
year — or when my budgets are set — it is pretty
difficult to prognosticate
with 100 % accuracy as to which industries it is going to come from.
This has been a
difficult year for Malaysians
with the introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in April.
Bitcoin has had a
difficult start to the
year,
with early gains wiped out over an 11 - day period.
But
with no recession in sight, a deteriorating supply / demand picture and rising inflation risks, it's not
difficult to see 10 -
year yields moving above 3 % this
year, the only questions being how far above and how fast.
The income - based plans are a great option for students who can not afford their monthly payments or the standard 10 -
year repayment plan, but,
with the soaring tax bill that comes along
with the loans when the repayment ends, it makes it
difficult for students to ever see a light at the end of the tunnel.
There are generally more than 800 changes on average to the tax code each
year, which means that even full - time CPAs have a
difficult time keeping up
with them.
Major countries are still coming to terms
with the excesses of earlier
years and experiencing what many have learned before, which is that after a period of financial distress it is usually a long and
difficult recovery.
That's half a
year with Puerto Rico's 3.4 million residents relying on generators, half a
year without air conditioning in the tropical climate, half a
year where electric pumps can't bring running water into homes, half a
year where even the most basic tasks of modern life are made
difficult.
It's
difficult to put a number on discipline
year in and
year out, but it's right up there
with the most important factors for portfolio performance.
I have taken issue
with some of Robert Kiyosaki's teachings for
years and have found it
difficult to explain to people how it is a great book but a horrible one at the same time.
However, this
year three Edison Awards finalists are looking to help parents
with this
difficult task as well as promoting the health and wellness of your tiny mini-me.
One of the original founders of NextGen, 34 -
year - old Michael Kitces, partner and director of research at Pinnacle Advisory Group in Columbia, Md., and publisher of The Kitces Report and the blog Nerd's Eye View, says that over the next
year or so, advisors will continue to struggle
with the «really
difficult market environment.»
The decrease in ad revenue at ESPN was due to a
difficult comparison
with the Men's World Cup in Q3 last
year, which more than offset the benefit of an additional game of the NBA Finals in Q3 this
year.
Borrowing just a quarter of a person's balance during these early income
years makes it all the more
difficult to stay on track
with retirement savings if they reduce or stop saving.
This results in what experts call «fragmentation» — meaning there are hundreds of different versions of Android worldwide, many several
years old, making it
difficult to keep them current
with the latest security features.
As
with any home business, the initial task of finding clients might be
difficult, but once you do you can likely retain them for
years.
Last
year was a
difficult one,
with net interest margins declining and higher loan impairment charges, says Fitch.
General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) disappointed investors Monday
with its investor day presentation that included a 50 - percent reduction to the dividend, concerning guidance and a strategy which may imply 2018 will be a «really, really
difficult»
year.
The blame for its underperformance, according to Buffalo Wild Wings» management, lies
with the painful combination of historically high wing prices for this time of
year, a shift in mix toward its value - priced offerings, and
difficult traffic trends.
But, as we've seen from Chipotle's troubles over the past 20
years, it seems, now — I guess it hasn't been that long — it's just really
difficult to actually marry the fast food side of things
with high quality, locally sourced ingredients.
«Mining is
difficult and I think everyone underestimates the true economic costs of extracting a unit of whatever it is, in this case an ounce of gold, and replacing it
with an ounce you can take out of the ground next
year.
A new website that isn't yet trusted is going to have a
difficult time competing
with websites that have existed for
years.
Then we were able to go to the employees, who were the owners, and said, «The customer is
with us, now do you want to protect your equity which is worth nothing, and will be
difficult, tenuous and poverty - stricken to try to protect over the next several
years.
The words of wisdom are timeless and are especially appropriate at the start of a new
year as investors grapple
with the
difficult juncture at which stock markets find themselves at this stage.
Investors are all too aware that 2015 has been a
difficult year,
with most of the popular investment averages showing modest gains or declines, and most active managers having fallen short even of these disappointing benchmarks.
With interest rates still hovering near the lowest levels they've ever been in 5,000 +
years of recorded human history, it's very
difficult to achieve a significant investment return without taking on substantial risk.
Slowing U.S. labour market growth combined
with the other factors mentioned above will make normalization this
year difficult for the Fed.