Sentences with phrase «is a tough nut»

Deciding can be a tough nut to crack, especially if you're too busy to crunch the repair vs. replace cost - benefit numbers.

I'll admit Display Advertising can be a tough nut to crack.

So, when thinking about the legalization of digital currencies in the single market it will no doubt be a tough nut to crack.

This whole Madonna / whore dilemma is a tough nut to crack - for men and women.

The human ego, whether individualistic or collective, is a tough nut to crack.

This has always been a tough nut for political scientists to swallow, which is why so many of them have abandoned their posts and surrendered to other sciences and disciplines.

Grocery chains can prove to be a tough nut to crack for luxury wine brands, but ignoring them is a grave error.

We all know that the Blues are going to be a tough nuts to crack for the Gunners before they can re - lift the Community Shield.

It's a tough nut to crack, but Franklin will do it.

Arsenal are a tougher nut to crack these days.

They'll be tough nuts to crack next season.

Even when we had the Invincibles, liv could be a tough nut to crack at times.

The Blues will no doubt be a tough nut to crack again, especially as the easing of the FFP rules means that they can spend big money to strengthen an already strong squad, but I am not so worried about our other rivals for a number of reasons.

Watford proved to be a tough nut to crack in a very open and fast - moving game.

Eddie Howe's Cherries have been a tough nut to crack at home, with Liverpool losing there after a l; ate comeback, while the Gunners needed a Giroud inspired three goal turnaround just to rescue a point.

United of course, will be a tough nut to crack and the Spanish side will be up against it.

Thankfully they are not in the best of form right now after the draw with Leicester City made it five games without a win in all competitions but I think we have to admit that under Pochettino they are a tougher nut to crack.

CSKA Moscow vs Manchester United Preview: CSKA Moscow are a tough nut to crack at home and having already beaten Benfica couple of weeks ago they will be confident of getting a positive result against United.

Leicester are 10 -3-1 at home over this season and last against sides in the bottom half but Middlesbrough will be a tough nut to crack.

Blackburn are a tough nut to crack on home soil but outside of Lancashire they are extremely vulnerable and a team everyone needs to steer well clear off.

Villa are a tough nut to crack on home soil, as they shown just seven days ago when beating Manchester City 1 - 0 courtesy of a Darren Bent poacher goal, while one win in their last nine visits to Villa Park only lowers everyone's expectations of them on Saturday.

West Brom are a tough nut to crack so receiving over a full goal this is a no brainer bet for me; take the goals and back the Baggies.

And at the other end of the pitch, Semedo is a tough nut to crack: he led the Primeira Liga, Portugal's top flight, in successful tackles last season.

The Blues found Palace to be a tough nut to crack in the first half, as the hosts dominated the possession but found themselves level at half time.

Even so, David Moyes» men have proven to be a tough nut to crack in away ventures, pushing their opponents, often the very best, right to the limits.

«For a few years Southampton have been a tough nut to crack,» he added.

All three districts have been in the sights of Democrats before, but have been tough nuts to crack in previous election years.

Many feel that Derbyshire County Council will be the toughest nut to crack in local government for us on 4th June, but one needs to remember that Labour have not faced us when there has not been a General Election on the same day since 1993... and that was not a good year for Conservatives anyway!Accordingly, we have worked hard to establish a Shadow Cabinet, engage in active but constructive opposition and really get to grips with the workings of the County Council so that we can put our vision for the future in place quickly; to employ a cliché: «to hit the ground running».

One thing he's not been called is a tough nut.

That hasn't happened yet because hemicellulose is a tough nut to crack.

Black walnuts are a tough nut to crack.

Brain scientists know sleep improves memory, but why and how has been a tough nut to crack.

That is a tougher nut to crack because it involves the complexity of the inner core of the storm.

And while it's relatively easy to cut emissions from electricity by switching to solar, reducing emissions from farming is a tougher nut to...

Many people doubted that he can still bring what he brought a few decades ago, but keep in mind that Levrone is a tough nut with tons of experience under his belt and some fantastic genetic advantages.

The record which currently stands at 51 in a minute and is held by Jason Petzold of the USA is a tough nut to crack but well worth going for.

The health coaching business is a tough nut to crack, but not for the reasons you might expect.

But then maybe that's because he seemed to be a tough nut to crack?

While reading the story of Zamperini you can tell early on it's going to be a tough nut to crack.

is overall an original, thought - provoking film with solid acting performances and while the subject matter is a tough nut to swallow, it's also very brave.

Pams mom Dina (Blythe Danner) seems to have no problem befriending the very accommodating Fockers, but Jack is the tough nut to crack.

Yet convincing reform - oriented foundations that moviemaking is a worthy investment has been a tough nut to crack.

These are tough nuts for states to crack, but the federal government can resolve neither.

Jason Bedrick: Illinois has always been a tough nut to crack.

NASCAR has proved to be a tougher nut to crack.

Audi and BMW will be tougher nuts to crack than Mercedes - Benz, and Mercedes tougher than Cadillac and Lexus.

Gorilla Glass has been used, so it should be a tough nut to crack, the Galaxy Tab also comes equipped with a set of capacitive buttons under the display and Samsung's TouchWiz UX interface overlaid onto the Android operating system, Just like the Sony it's got multi-touch input, an accelerometer and a gyro sensor to help with screen orientation.

The publishing and literary industry is a tough nut to crack, so take advantage of this opportunity and pick the brains of the industry's finest.»

I understand that ebooks are a tougher nut to crack because you can lend out as many copies of the same book as you please, that's why a legitimate way to lend needs to be created across platforms.

With unemployment topping 10 percent, the job market is a tough nut to crack.