Sentences with phrase «more uphill»

«But now because of the cost of inaction — what I call the «procrastination penalty» — we face a far more uphill battle.»

Between misplaced expectations, developing an inability to adapt and false expectations of profits that you've earned paper commodity trading, you have set yourself up for an even more uphill - battle than you were originally up against.

Newer Indie authors can do that too, but the road will most likely be slower and more uphill for you if you're writing stand - alones or several series at once.

So if I want to write non-fiction as opposed to romance, I know it's going to be more an uphill climb.

But it still feels like more an uphill climb for him than it does for Miles Teller, who is openly douchey and gets in his own way but will never run out of second, third, fourth chances.

Indiewire has also tipped actors Steve Carell (Foxcatcher), Ralph Fiennes (The Grand Budapest Hotel) and Timothy Spall (Mr Turner) in their «Three Genuine Contenders» as well asChanning Tatum (Foxcatcher), Ellar Coltrane (Boyhood) and Chadwick Boseman (Get On Up) in its «Three More with More Uphill Battles» category.

«Do more uphill sprints!

The Senate will present a more uphill battle, but the overrepresentation of small provinces may also allow Cambiemos to build support for its main ambitious projects by striking deals with provincial governors.

Not exact matches

But Bing holds on to just a tinyfraction of the giant search market in China — less than 1 % — and it faces an uphill battle in attracting more users.

«The AIC experience has left a very bad taste with a lot of people, and I think it's even more of an uphill battle than it would be for a startup, to rebuild that confidence, if it can be done at all.

Sagan won the green jersey for points at last summer's Tour de France and followed it up with an even more impressive performance at the Road World Championships in Richmond, Virginia, which he won in crafty fashion — surging on an uphill cobblestone section and never looking back.

When you bike uphill, you produce more power and work harder, and when you glide downhill in the app, you can try to maintain the same watts and pedal harder, watching as your speed increases.

It is, without a doubt, an uphill slog for an enterprise to make sure everyone is up to date, which is why companies are increasingly more willing to absorb the expense of issuing company - controlled devices to workers.

In sum, business gifting during the holiday season is an uphill battle, and it's more likely that gifts in December will be seen as tokens, rather than a sincere show of appreciation.

When looking at Uber's nearly 6,000 U.S. employees, Uber faces an uphill battle trying to diversify a homogeneous workplace, where people of color tend to hold the jobs at the lowest rungs and are shut out of more lucrative and respected jobs in technology or leadership.

Also, it is possible they are operating in a vertical where every player is link building at once — meaning that the «climb uphill» is much harder, and results more difficult to come by.

Tax reform faces an uphill battle, with an already packed legislative calendar set to become even more crowded as lawmakers begin to address disaster relief for the Texas Gulf Coast.

It's kind of odd that we think that a «plateau», would be difficult to navigate, whereas going uphill (learning more) seems easier.

It's still very much an uphill battle, but even the minuscule time period of the last 100 years has seen dramatic changes in society's acceptance of more «modest» antisocial behaviors (racism, bigotry, bullying etc.) What is now coined «Political Correctness» is really just the fine - tuning of previously - accepted social norms.

Now, as he wages an uphill battle for the Republican nomination, Perry is emphasizing his Christian commitment even more than in the past, trying to line up support from conservative Christian leaders and religious voters nationwide.

From experience it was more likely that while PUSHING it up hill it was suddenly noticed that there was one lone pusher, just before the energy invested in getting it uphill overwhelmed the pusher and the church rolled backwards over them.

Mr Minissale said Mr Flaherty faced an uphill task with a more commercially focused portfolio, but one positive was the level of discounting in the marketplace by the two big rivals was substantially lower than three to five years ago.

As you approach the green get more precise with your read by looking for ridge tapers either on or near your line, seeing if your putt is uphill or downhill, and how much slope you have to tend to for speed control.

I think I needed one more lap because he [Bottas] was struggling to get uphill.»

Wu liked the uphills more than the downhills saying, «The steep uphills were my forte during the race, surprisingly.

«I'll take the downhills a little easier, try to switch my muscle groups on the uphill a little bit more.

The hosts» uphill task became even more difficult when defender Leo Lacroix was sent off for scything down Fekir on the touchline two minutes into the second half and they were made to pay as Mariano Diaz and Bertrand Traore added further goals.

Porto are in many ways a big fish in a small pond; the Portuguese League generates an annual TV revenue of 50 million to split between its clubs, while a club like Arsenal alone earns more than that annually, just to put it in perspective how much of an uphill battle it is for Porto to mix it up deep in the Champions League.

I'm on a mission to get my colleagues to plan more practical activites and in an underfunded and under resourced school this is an uphill battle.

Bob Gear, LLC deliberately designed so that the front wheel remains more stable when jogging, climbing uphill road, or when walking on the cobbled streets.

In the feeding position shown at left, however, milk flows uphill into baby's mouth, giving her more control.

But all this seems to be an uphill battle... making changes to school lunch menus to reflect more healthy choices, freshness and variety within keeping inside the budget.

When an adult sits upright on a toilet, pooping is more difficult than it needs to be, but when a child sits upright, legs dangling, it's like trying to poop uphill.

I needed to walk uphill and downhill and uphill some more.

It would have been even more of an uphill battle to get him back on the boob.

Lastly, such a journey can be an emotional uphill and downhill, you have to be strong and manage with both because if you lose somewhere, you gain a lot more with just a smile on your baby's face.

A former aide who had spoken to Spitzer during the campaign said the former governor was surprised by the ferocity of the editorials that urged voters to not give him another shot, but had also acknowledged he faced an uphill fight given the more tangible institutional opposition.

Arizona's more conservative and older electorate represents an uphill battle for legal recreational cannabis and polling has suggested a split between proponents and opponents of Proposition 205.

Out - gunned when it comes to fundraising and out - numbered in enrollment by about five to three across the state, Republicans know they face an uphill battle in their quest to oust Cuomo in November, and they're more than willing to accept any and all assistance in softening up their target ahead of the general election.

More of Republican Rep. Bob Turner's old territory is in this new district than anywhere else, but it would be a significantly uphill battle if he sought reelection there.

Gibson, who now teaches at Williams College, said he knows the gubernatorial race is an uphill battle, given Cuomo's $ 30 million war chest and the state's more than two - to - one Democratic enrollment edge.

(CNN)-- Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke at the annual California Republicans convention Saturday as the party faces an uphill battle in a state that has turned more and more blue.

Republican Common Council candidate Deborah Brown was facing an uphill fight in Ward 9, where Democrats hold a more than

He said he believes a hard - fought primary could bring more name recognition to Republican candidates who face an uphill funding battle.

Whoever emerges from the GOP field faces an uphill climb to deny Cuomo a third term as the state has 3.4 million more registered Democrat voters than registered Republicans.

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But given the $ 14 million in campaign cash Cuomo has on hand and his seemingly never - ending well of popularity, any Republican would face an uphill battle it would seem, at least more than two years away from the election.

Republicans are worried 2012 will be even more of an uphill battle to anyone seeking to dislodge Gillibrand than 2010 was due to the presence of President Obama atop the Democratic ticket in a Democrat - dominated state like New York.

I thought Steve Israel would have been the stronger competitor, and even that would have been an uphill battle with much of the Democratic establishment (the White House, the DSCC, Senator Schumer, and more) already committed to Gillibrand.

U.S. have a huge technological base focused on magnetic strip, so efforts to switch to a more secure technological solution fight an uphill battle.