Sentences with phrase «often uphill battle»

Vergès dreamed up workaround after workaround in what became an ongoing and often uphill battle.

For us in the veterinary world, it is often an uphill battle of, «my breeder told me this and my breeder told me that».

Ordinary dating sites are often an uphill battle numbers game for men, with women getting flooded with emails.»

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Getting staff up to speed on new capabilities can prove an uphill battle and often the purchaser isn't even aware of all the benefits of the new system.

In the pursuit of the American dream, minority business owners often face an uphill battle.

When tech disrupts a longtime industry like agriculture, its creators — often technologists or marketing gurus from one of the coasts — have an uphill battle to face.

Even when there is a female investor at the table, female entrepreneurs still often face an uphill battle.

The usual productive fervor of their manager, which is so often one of their greatest assets, for once cost the Borussians, leaving them with an uphill battle in what many are calling the Group of Death.

Unless and until professional sports send a clear message that concussions are dangerous and need to be treated as the serious, potentially life - altering or - ending injuries they can often be, parents are going to be fighting an uphill battle in convincing their young warriors to likewise take concussions seriously.

Often even trying to help is an uphill battle.

Though it is often fighting an uphill battle in today's world, the body naturally wants to be in a state of health and has an amazing capability to heal itself when given the right support.

Not only does this describe an uphill battle, but it serves to illustrate the puzzling priorities we often emphasize — one half of minority children don't complete high school, over one half of third graders can not read at grade level, and our policy and media attention are focused on affirmative action to achieve diversity in admissions as a compelling objective at our two flagship universities!

When Korean manufacturers like Hyundai and Kia came to the U.S., they were fighting an uphill battle against American, Japanese, and German cars that were often regarded as having nicer materials and better build quality, among other things.

In many instances the latter two were forgivable; however trying to use a tablet for day to day, study or business purposes with the first two deficiencies makes it an uphill — and often — inconvenient battle.

If you were wondering, authors at small presses often face the same uphill battle when it comes to marketing their work, so they really do feel our pain.

It often feels like an uphill battle.

You will be fighting an uphill battle, but often if your puppy gets away from you the best thing to do is to lie down on the ground and act silly.

Defending claims against lawyers in the current climate is an uphill battle: Franchisees are often treated by the courts almost as a «protected class» as judges seem to strive to make findings in their favour in disputes with franchisors over disclosure.

Whether because of rogue CEOs, psychological mind games they play with drivers, or the fact that the insurance provided often falls short, it's an uphill PR battle.