Sentences with phrase «hurdles as newcomers»

The couple, parents to Morgan, 8, and Murphy, 7, have faced many hurdles as newcomers to the complex world of organic farming.

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While she took a backseat to Cook and Perry as the newcomer her freshman year — she finished third behind her teammates in the 100 and second behind Perry in the 300 hurdles in 2014 — Woodward stepped into the spotlight as a sophomore and continued the Vacaville hurdling tradition.

Updated 5:28 p.m. As she seeks the Democratic nomination in Maryland's 8th Congressional District, political newcomer Kathleen Matthews might have a hurdle to jump in convincing Free State voters of her progressive bona fides.

He pointed out a variety of hurdles for current green - belt farmers: there has been a significant decline in horticultural production in London since 1970 and the contribution to the London economy of horticultural production is minor; vandalism and crime are a major issue; very few farmers own the land they manage; many farmers want to diversify (2005 survey), but they often see legislation as a barrier to this; many also want to release land for community use, but there is a need to balance the risks to the stakeholders; ageing is an issue as there are no young, skilled newcomers joining the industry.