Sentences with phrase «in a difficult period as»

Newcastle are in a difficult period as well, so they will want to defend well.

Not exact matches

The world's biggest smartphone maker kept its full - year investment plan conservative and warned it would be difficult to increase earnings in the first quarter as demand pulls back from the year - end holiday period.

As for Argentina being in financial crisis, it's difficult to think of a period of time that that country wasn't lurking towards an economic apocalypse.

As much as the mine management team is well prepared for operating in difficult weather conditions and mining a high - grade deposit with relatively narrow veins, there will likely be periods when operations don't go as planneAs much as the mine management team is well prepared for operating in difficult weather conditions and mining a high - grade deposit with relatively narrow veins, there will likely be periods when operations don't go as planneas the mine management team is well prepared for operating in difficult weather conditions and mining a high - grade deposit with relatively narrow veins, there will likely be periods when operations don't go as planneas planned.

While it would be difficult to take a lack of fresh credit strains as evidence of restored health in the banking and lending system, we can't rule out the possibility that the Rube Goldberg machine created by the Fed and the Treasury will be enough to take us through a period of years (or if we follow Japan's example, decades) where we will gradually bury the losses of the banking system, trading a short - lived period of adjustment instead for a long - term period of stagnant credit.

Together with interested members of his congregation, the clergyman could be of inestimable value in personal as well as group counseling during their difficult period of loss and aloneness.

The public, then, has a difficult time evaluating a major publication such as U. S. News & World Report (December 22, 1997) when it makes the announcement — for which no source is given — that charitable activity was «up 9.5 percent in two years,» a figure that corresponds to AAFRC figures for that time period.

This was comparatively simple in the period immediately following Mohammed's death, but it became exceedingly difficult as Islam spread across the world, so some further definition had to be found.

It would be difficult to dispute that the New Testament reckons with such an interim time for the dead, as well as for the living, although any sort of speculation upon the state of the dead in this interim period is lacking here.

As the product of a difficult period in the author's Jife, so the argument goes, Los zorros can not represent his best and clearest thinking.

Farmers will be all the more disappointed as February milk volumes will be low because of challenging production conditions, and supporting farmers in this difficult period would not have been overly onerous on Glanbia.

«Today we live in a period where people are very demanding and I can understand that but I know as well that I have guided this club through very difficult periods with very, very, very limited resources.

We were a little bit in a difficult period at that time and we were a bit unlucky as well on the day, I must say.

Mate, we're already in a long difficult period and as for what happened at man utd Wenger can't be compared to Alex Ferguson he was a serial winner he made average players play above themselves Wenger can't even get world class players to play.

Again since his introduction into d team, our tactics as changed and its more of soakin pressure wch makes in very difficult to play the ball out, I will like to knw the pass completed percentage by both santi and ozil in the same period wch le coq has been on the pitch....

If one was to analyze your alleged history in supporting Arsenal, it would be apparent that the most difficult years for you as a supporter were between 1976 and 1986, when the club was an also ran, winning only 1 FA Cup during that period.

While that was a difficult period for him, it has been a complete contrast in Spain as he has impressed for Los Che, scoring three goals and providing an assist in 12 La Liga appearances, playing a pivotal role in helping them to second place in the standings after 14 games.

It's very difficult to find value in the futures market, as the juice and long waiting period can make placing a wager quite prohibitive.

As for the track itself, overtaking tends to be quite difficult at Sonoma, but the tight hairpins can lead to some optimistic lunges which then lead to caution periods, which as ever in IndyCar have the potential to completely shake up the ordeAs for the track itself, overtaking tends to be quite difficult at Sonoma, but the tight hairpins can lead to some optimistic lunges which then lead to caution periods, which as ever in IndyCar have the potential to completely shake up the ordeas ever in IndyCar have the potential to completely shake up the order.

His recent call up to the German youth set up will no doubt make the job of convincing him to switch allegiance to Nigeria difficult as most players who have represented Germany at U21 level end up in the senior team within a short period of time.

We are playing well, not for 90 minutes as sometimes we have periods where we lose our consistency in what I call quality with high intensity, but it is difficult to do that for 90 minutes after a Champions League game.

We've now got a crucial four games in a 10 - day period, but we are making it very difficult for ourselves and we're in a position where we need favours as Harrogate are three points behind with a game in hand and a better goal difference.

With an incredibly difficult run of fixtures to come, starting with Newcastle away this weekend before make or break clashes with Manchester City in the league and Valencia in Europe, it's impossible not think as the next couple of weeks being a defining period in the season, for club and manager.

A crucial, probably even defining period of the season awaits the Latics, with the next months of action handing them several difficult encounters with three of the traditional» Big Four» teams as well as a couple of make - or - break clashes with those in close proximity.

«This period of leave to remain for those directly affected by the fire will provide survivors with the time to deal with the extremely difficult circumstances in which they find themselves and start to rebuild their lives whilst considering their future options, as well as to assist the police and other authorities with their enquiries about the fire.»

During this period, it would be difficult, as it was in 1974, to take the tough measures needed to restore economic confidence.

Her letter ended: «The Christmas period can be a particularly difficult time for both incarcerated people and those working in places of detention, so I hope you will grant my request for a visit as a matter of urgency.»

«As organised labour, we therefore find it difficult to place the faith of these people who are constantly feeding the public with lies in order to deceive when the truth of the matter is that Kogi State civil servants and pensioners are dying of starvation and treatable diseases, walking the street of Lokoja as beggars because their salaries and allowances have not been paid for a period of three to twenty - two months by the government of Yahaya BellAs organised labour, we therefore find it difficult to place the faith of these people who are constantly feeding the public with lies in order to deceive when the truth of the matter is that Kogi State civil servants and pensioners are dying of starvation and treatable diseases, walking the street of Lokoja as beggars because their salaries and allowances have not been paid for a period of three to twenty - two months by the government of Yahaya Bellas beggars because their salaries and allowances have not been paid for a period of three to twenty - two months by the government of Yahaya Bello.

The decline in Ken's poll performance comes after a difficult period for the candidate, as he struggled to move on from allegations over his tax affairs.

As the first female County Executive in New York State, she restored decency to the Office of the Dutchess County Executive and led our county during a difficult period.

You are all witnesses to my commitment to this party in this difficult period, where I have demonstrated uncommon courage that makes me stand out as capable of leading our country at this time.

«Nigeria is passing through the most difficult period of our history, even worse than the civil war going by the kind of anxiety enveloping the country presently as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency, but that should not be used as a licence by any governor or anybody to go out of our constitutional provisions in coming up with a policy to tackle the problem.

Among the key reasons cited by the Assembly and the ECA for adopting a June primary date are that, in their view: an August primary would result in reduced turnout because many voters vacation during that month; identifying and training sufficient poll workers would be very difficult during a prime vacation period; schools, which are often used as poll sites, are frequently closed and unstaffed during the summer; and that, given the myriad tasks that must be completed to prepare and transmit ballots, as well as the inevitable delays caused by administrative challenges, machine malfunctions and counting of paper ballots, setting a June date would ensure better compliance with UOCAVA's 45 - day ballot transmission requirement.

For one thing — as Norris noted — it is difficult to distinguish between greenhouse gas — driven cloud changes and volcano - driven changes in the study's time period.

«Among the factors that define the quality of a wine, one of the most important is the quality of the grape as the raw material, but this concept is difficult to assess, due to problems such as subjective parameters, the short period of time available in the field to do the analysis during harvest time, the lack of measuring instruments and their high price, as well as the mixing of good quality and bad quality grape in the trucks.

Mr. Iyengar demonstrated his mastery of this when he stayed in physically difficult postures such as Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana for long periods of time, as much as forty - five minutes, unsupported.

This was a difficult period as I didn't see much in the way of results yet.

If you have recently gone through a difficult period in your life and feel as though your confidence has taken a tumble then online dating in Salford is a perfect way to restore those confidence levels.

Although he supposedly retired to Tasmania in the early 2000s, it is very difficult to see a substantial decrease in his level of engagement or activity, though it did give him more time to write for such outlets as Senses of Cinema and communicate his passion for film history, as well as contemporary cinema, in a series of lectures or talks (I'm sure he'd prefer the latter term) held over a ten - year - period at the State Cinema in Hobart.

On some level, Peggy is a bit of an odd character, a fiercely independent woman in an era when misogyny ran amok, and Atwell pulls off the difficult trick of keeping her anchored in the time period while still playing as a strong character to modern audiences.

The story of Riggan Thomson's (Michael Keaton) effort to be taken seriously as an actor / director / playwright after having starred in three superhero movies twenty years ago — Birdman is directed as a continuous shot (which is difficult because the film takes place over a considerably longer period that its two - hour running time).

Guidance counselors in schools and career counselors have difficult jobs as they must work with a great many students for brief periods of time.

It is a significant risk that LAs are very concerned about, since the deficit will have arisen as a result of school decisions under delegated responsibility, and it is extremely difficult to stop a school overspending in the period before joining a MAT.

The speculation on the street regarding his departure is either that he was unwilling to commit to pushing back the C7 Corvette launch schedule to 2014 or beyond, or with the launch of the Corvette ZR1, the only «new» model launched during his tenure, now seemed to be the best time to take a buyout and make an exit as GM faces one of the most difficult periods in its 100 year history.

(AP)-- Research In Motion Ltd. will release first - quarter results after markets close on Thursday as the BlackBerry maker faces the most difficult period in its historIn Motion Ltd. will release first - quarter results after markets close on Thursday as the BlackBerry maker faces the most difficult period in its historin its history.

If there should be an occurrence of a protracted venture, it is difficult to close the errand as indicated by the required configuration and rule yet composing organizations have a characterized working plan to convey a long haul paper in a shorter time period.

This will make it more difficult for the fund to provide a 100 % return over each future ten - year period, as its institutional share class did in the past.

However, in some difficult economic periods, such as the recession that began in 2007, all asset classes can lose value at the same time.

Older dogs like humans find it difficult to control their bladders for long periods as they enter their twilight years and one of the more common causes for adult dogs who won't stop peeing in the house are behavioural issues.

As a result, we always have a group of special animals that need a level of individual care that is difficult to provide in a shelter environment, or the very small number of animals that have been in the shelter for an extended period of time that would benefit from a period of home care.