Sentences with phrase «more years of struggling»

So that $ 13,851 in debt we are talking about was what they could not pay off after seven or more years of struggling to do their best to find a suitable job and make student loan payments.

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In the intervening years, I watched in disbelief as the Timberwolves struggled to win more than half of their regular season games.

Those kinds of struggles had led 53 percent of those small businesses to apply for funding or credit lines over the past five years — and more than one in four said they had sought loans multiple times.

L'AQUILA, Italy (Reuters)- Seven years after being devastated by an earthquake that killed more than 300 people, L'Aquila's abandoned city center is a stark reminder of the struggle facing Italian towns hit by a quake last week.

Cabela's has struggled with declining sales of apparel and footwear and has reported same - store sales growth in only one quarter in more than three years.

«A lot of German companies struggled over the years to become more global and almost to shed almost their German DNA and embrace a lot more global mindset.

Fast Food While higher - priced restaurants struggle, takeout and fast - food franchises are more than holding their own: 22 of this year's top 100 franchises are quick - service restaurants, including three of the Top 10 (Subway, McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts).

That's roughly the number of digital properties that Fortune 500 chemicals company DuPont (DD) was struggling to update prior to streamlining its Internet presence to a more manageable 52 sites, a process it started about two years ago.

Not many hear about the struggles of SMEs and solopreneurs that start up in the region (like us at DeCluttr ME) and have no aspiration to expand to have more than a 1000 employees after a year and sell up later for billions.

Cable sports giant ESPN's struggles in recent years have been well - documented, with the Walt Disney - owned network shedding more than 12 million subscribers in the past six years as the number of cord - cutters has ticked upwards and cable providers have started offering slimmer bundles that don't always include ESPN.

Provincial outlooks becoming more balanced in 2017 RBC expects the economies of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Newfoundland and Labrador to contract further this year as the oil - producing provinces continue to struggle with low revenues and private sector restraint.

While investments in BIG data surged in the past two years, investing in BIG insights will gain more attention as B2B Marketers continue to struggle making sense out of data and analytics.

The letter comes after more than 9,500 people signed an online petition started by Shannon Fest, the mother of a 15 - year - old Douglas High student who struggles to make it through a full day of school.

Last year, U.S. companies registered an earnings growth rate of more than 6 %, while those in Europe struggled due to ongoing economic concerns.

Actually, I come from a long line of ministers, and I am an atheist now, after many years of faith and many more of questioning and struggling.

But as the director of the Chicago Archdiocese's Respect Life office, she couldn't share her struggle with infertility, which lasted for more than nine years.

After the Ottoman rule, in more recent times, France and Italy seized control of North Africa and held it until in the past few years, Libya, Tunis, and Morocco were able to establish their own governments, leaving only Algeria struggling for emancipation from French imperialism.

The Salvation Army's call came ahead of the budget announcement on Wednesday afternoon and after new figures from the charity found three quarters of people across the UK think that more families are struggling financially today than they were five years ago.

Rick i struggled for over 20 years as a christian in the end i said whats the point of struggling i feel powerless and useless so i gave in to sin that did nt work either but i was so sick of struggling and seeing the same results i became more miserable and even more powerless in my struggle with sin.I decided one day no more enough was enough i needed to get my life back in order.That was years ago and it was a process over 5 years that God dealt with all those things in my life that needed fixing most days i just said to him Lord i cant do this i just do nt have the strength and he said thats okay you cant do it anyway just trust me.So now now i l know what it means to be an overcomer in Christ sin does not have the victory over me anymore because Jesus is my strength in my weakness.I know i cant live a christian life in my strength but i certainly can with Christ in me he is my strength and in him i am an overcomer.If this is speaking to others just want to let you know that you to can be an overcomer you do nt have to struggle or battle with your walk or feel miserable because you give in to sin there is a better way.Just admit that you cant do it and ask for his help for the holy spirit is in you and he is the one who helps us in our weakness.regards brentnz

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Rick the more i think about it we are to live as overcomers not strugglers since the day i decided to turn away from the sin that was controlling my life i never fell back into old sinful patterns not once, was i tempted many many times.The Lord will work in our lives one area at a time he needs us to give him full control so if an area is taking control we do need to hand it to him so he can change us.How do we do it immediately we say Lord you know i am weak but in you i am strong i leaned on him and overcame time and time again.We all have areas of weakness that we struggle in so do nt feel bad.Struggling is us trying to do it in our own strength before this process i was so stubborn i refused to let God help me i wanted to do it in my own strength and so it was a roller coaster ride in my christian walk if the day went well i was on a high if it did nt i would would be down.Not any more now when things do nt go to plan i still thank the Lord and when it goes well i thank the Lord.Because i know that all things work for good to those who love the Lord.The main area he is wanting is our hearts he wants all our heart not only some until we come to that place we will continue to struggle in our faith.The only reason to tell you this is not to boast because of what i have done in myself because i have nothing to boast about but if i did i would brag that Christ has empowered me by his holy spirit to be an overcomer just as he would want you to be.As Christians we are all called to be overcomers more than conquerers.Make a decision today to turn all your hearts to the Lord to acknowledge the areas you are holding onto that are controlling your flesh life hand them to the Lord and walk according to the spirit and not the flesh and he will give you the victory.That can be a reality starting today merry christmas everyone and may the new year be an exciting one as we put all our trust in Christ our Lord and savior.Brentnz

Each of us is a five billion year old success story steeped in more struggle and victory in the face of enormous odds than any of us can fathom.

Even now, more than ten years later, I remain awed by their valiant struggle, mounted at great personal cost: drained finances, lost privacy, media scorn, impugned motives, death threats — and eventually Bob's death, which the family believes was caused by the stress of watching helplessly as his daughter died by court order.

In the past twelve years of intense struggle, more than 36,000 have been killed, including «terrorist» freedom fighters, as well as soldiers, police, and civilians.

«Certainly the «me» of five years ago would struggle to understand the «me» of now... It's at a much more fundamental level than the usual doubts and difficulties.

As I have struggled to handle my own existential anxiety and guilt (the guilt of unlived life) in more life - enhancing ways through the years, I have become aware at times of the power of existential acceptance.

In more recent years, theologians from Latin America found in Jesus an ally in the struggle of justice for the poor.

Beyond the still present impact of the Great Recession and the related drop in overall spending, certain food categories are struggling to maintain sales, with some seeing year - over-year declines of 3 percent to 5 percent or more.

While consumption of more affordable pork meat is rising, farmgate prices have plunged to $ 2.70 this year from $ 3.70 a kilogram two years ago due to aggressive production, with some farmers struggling to break even.

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What likely happens is that they pay him a bunch of money so they can say they kept one of their signature free agents this year, and then run out of room to add any more pieces around him and struggle to reach the heights they will try to convince their fans they can achieve when making the case for bringing him back in the first place.

It will certainly be seen as the right move for the player himself, as having already struggled for playing time last year, the arrivals of Marko Grujic and Georginio Wijnaldum at Liverpool this summer would have made it even more difficult for him to hold down a spot in the starting line - up.

Up front we have a few world - class players surrounded by some serious pretenders... Sanchez is by far the most accomplished player in our attack but the controversy surrounding his contractual mishandling could see him go before the window closes or most definitely by season's end... obviously a mistake by both parties involved, as Sanchez's exploits have never been more on display than in North London, but the club's irresponsible wage structure and lack of real intent have been the real undoing in this mess... Lacazette, who I think has some world - class skills as a front man, will only be as good as the players and system around him, which is troubling due to our current roster and Wenger's love of sideways passing... Walcott should have been sold years ago, enough said, and Welbeck should never have been brought in from the get - go... both of these players have suffered numerous injuries over their respective careers and neither are good enough to overcome such difficulties: not to mention, they both are below average first - touch players, which should be the baseline test for any player coming to a Wenger - led Arsenal team... Perez should have been played wide left or never purchased at all; what a huge waste of time and money, which is ridiculous considering our penny pinching ways and the fact that fans had been clamoring for a real striker for years... finally Giroud, the fact that he stills wears the jersey is a direct indictment of this club's failure to get things right... this isn't necessarily an attack on Giroud because I think he has some highly valued skills, but not for a team that has struggled to take their sideways soccer to the next level, as his presence slows their game even more, combined with our average, at best, finishing skills... far too often those in charge have either settled or chosen half - measures and ultimately it is us that suffer because no matter what happens Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke will always make more money whereas we will always be the ones paying for their mistakes... so every time someone suggests we should just shut - up and support the team just think of all the sacrifices you've made along the way and simply reply... f *** off

The whole team has been struggling for years, no more evident than this year when we become the definition of a «one man team».

We are all well aware that the last few years have seen Arsenal struggling to cope with a lot more players and playing days missing due to various injury problems than any of our rivals.

Injury problems over the years have also been a struggle, often ruling him out for large periods of seasons and limiting the Englishman to nothing more than a substitute role.

Don't really understand lucas silvas» logic, yes I understand it's hard to say know to the lure of Real Madrid but surely the boy must realize that if the likes of khedira are struggling to get game time what hope does he have, why go to Madrid to rot on their bench only to be sold elsewhere for a inflated price in a few years, I think silva is the real deal imo and will likely into a Xabi Alonso type player, if we were to move for him a bigger stronger more experienced dm would have to be bought aswell imo

If someone had told me this would be the case when I am only 40 I would have quit the game 2 years earlier when I first had the problems, instead of struggling on for 2 more years and now having a daily fight and horrible fight for the rest of my life.

I was torn between the two Arsenal goal scorers for who would be my Man of the Match from the hard fought win away to Man City yesterday, and I plumped for Olivier Giroud over Alexis Sanchez mainly because the Frenchman's performance was more unexpected after the struggles he has had since the turn of the year.

I am talking about the accusation that Arsenal struggle because of the lack of on - pitch leadership and with the paper reporting that the Gunners have not started with the club captain in our line - up for more than two years.

Team Evans Scholar SO struggled to stop anything on defense however in this game, giving up more points than their average of 51.5 points against per game this year.

Vermette had struggled offensively for most of the year, but the change to Phoenix's defense - first system was expected to help the two - way center be more effective and, in turn, give the Coyotes a boost in Dave Tippett's system.

I'm sorry but every year for the past couple of seasons, we start slowly and Wenger blame it on the World cup and blame it on nerves, well I would tend to believe that but after successive slow starts (yes be beat Crystal Palace last year, but it was struggle) it seems more systemic than anything else.

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Francis Coquelin has looked another impressive young player to make a first - team place his own in the absence of more senior stars, though Chamberlain's injury will still be a blow as the 21 - year - old struggles to get a run of games going.

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The 24 - year - old had previously been considered as a key player at Stamford Bridge, but has struggled for form and confidence this term and has been in and out of the squad more than he would have liked.

Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney struggled during the early weeks of the season featuring as club's lone striker, but since the arrival of Anthony Martial has now seen the United skipper gets back to his more skilled role as the 29 - year - old suits has been better in form and given the lack of coverage the Gunners midfield offers the team's defence, Rooney will be able to find a lot of space and play his best of the season so far.

That seems an unnecessary risk for a club of United's stature and resources, and begs the question as to why they struggled to convince a more experienced hand to take over after a search for a successor to McClair that's taken months, leaving the academy rudderless for over half a calendar year.

The approval is entirely based on a vote which could end a prolonged saga of more than three and a half years during which the 42 - year - old has struggled to find a site where he could build up the new stadium whilst also securing land to house the team.