Sentences with phrase «to be a tough sell»

Email marketing is a tough sell for any company.

The suggestion that most investors should use an advisor is a tough sell in the financial blogging community.

She understands that the test is still new and unfamiliar to teachers and students, but the decline in scores is a tough sell when it comes to her children.

But smart watches, at least until now, have been a tough sell because of their clunky designs, short battery lives and limited capabilities.

«Even a great bed will be a tougher sell if they're stacked in a messy pile or buried in a bin in some dark corner of the store,» he says.

But more political efforts, like doing away with fusion voting and creating a publicly funded campaign finance system, could still be a tough sell.

And I realize it is going to be a tough sell on my part to get you to make a break with some of those hearty, meaty, long - simmering sauces.

Yet lenders are putting deals under the microscope and borrowers are finding that some projects are a tough sell.

Initially, the mere idea of using home DNA kits as diagnostic tools was a tough sell for many in the medical community.

The article goes on to describe other surprising figures in the survey and thoughts on why scaling back the program is a tough sell.

Suddenly popular, this package had recently been a tough sell.

The football crowd is a tough sell, but I have no doubt these could win quite a few over.

We're not going to lie, this one is a tough sell.

But, a movie about a villain is a tough sell.

These reservations mean that introducing the no - excuses model into public schools is a tough sell.

Then they wonder why their books are a tough sell.

I think the game is fantastic, but man is it a tough sell to a wide audience.

Resumes that don't reflect the skills or experience needed for a specific job are a tough sell.

But brick - and - mortar retail is a tough sell.

The film struggles to find a consistent logic internally, and that's going to be a tough sell for most audiences.

But it is going to be a tough sell in this time where diesel is considered a great evil.

Initially, dads can be a tough sell when it comes to cloth diapering.

This quest will be a tough sell because energy has been, in essence, «easy» for a century or more.

The Essential Phone was a tough sell at $ 699, but at $ 499 it is compelling.

The 8 - inch Xyboard still starts at $ 379.99 and the 10 - inch model costs $ 479.99 with a two - year agreement, however, which are both tough sells with CES and the first wave of Android 4.0 tablets right around the corner.

Internationally the project is a tough sell as, aside from Lincoln himself and maybe Ulysses S. Grant, names like Thaddeus Stevens and William Seward mean nothing.

Heck, it'll probably be a tough sell here in North America too.

Games based on movies can be a tough sell sometimes.

Consider the plight of the Canadiens: With a history of 24 Stanley Cups in a vibrant, bilingual city that offers unmatched hockey ambience, Montreal shouldn't be a tough sell to premium free agents.

The TL comes in right at BMW 3 - series money, which is a tough sell for people who care about brands.

That could be a tough sell considering you can now get a 9.7 - inch iPad for less than half that amount but then again, Sony is targeting an entirely different demographic with its latest offering.

Auto - detailing products were a tough sell for a Toronto entrepreneur.

Wii Music was a tough sell from the very beginning, but it certainly didn't help that the title was unveiled by a sheepish looking Shigeru Miyamoto accompanied by four other equally embarrassed looking people who didn't look at all comfortable on stage.

Best Buy counts the Kindle and Nook families among their wares, and the Vox is likely to be a tough sell against known quantities like the immensely - popular Kindle Fire.

Despite impressive hardware, Huawei's Mate 10 Pro flagship phone is a tough sell at $ 799.

Sweet - leaning vegetables like beets, butternut squash, and sweet potatoes have always been a tough sell for me.

Positioned as a productivity - focused tablet, the 7000 Series is a tough sell compared with more capable Windows hybrids that are simply better equipped for getting serious work done.

Regadless, with other more proven workout earbuds on the market, the Fitbit Flyer is a tough sell.

While Americans have embraced online pawning, the concept is a tougher sell north of the border.

I'm not sure I would agree that SF Is hot right now — I think it is hot for self - published authors But both my agent, two other agents I know, and publisher told me that SF is tough sell in traditional publishing atm.

A four - hour western with only one semi-bankable star was a tough sell — so tough that Sony finally gave the film away to Miramax, who decided to push it as a romantic drama instead of character study.

If that trend continues, while carriers continue to duke it out on cheaper plans, better services and eliminating overage strategies (which were a clear revenue maker), spiking the iPhone 6 by a $ 100 bucks may be a tough sell even if the handset boasts the iPhone's biggest screen yet.

With increasing competition from powerful, multifunctional and increasingly affordable Android tablets like the Nexus 7, hybrid eReaders like the Kobo Arc and the Kinde Fire are a tough sell since they are readers with coloured screens and offer limited access to the Android ecosystem via a curated (albeit greatly reduced in number) app store.

While 3.5 % is far better than 0.5 %, in today's economic environment where interest rates seem likely to rise, locking into a 3.5 % rate for 20 years is a tough sell for all but the most conservative savers.

WLES is a tough sell when employees worry that training means their jobs are on the line.

In North America, where the notion of the car as a sign of personal freedom is more entrenched, public transit is a tougher sell.

As schools grapple with budget shortfalls, hiring investigators to dig into the most egregious examples of athletic - inspired transfers is a tough sell.

I know my view is a tough sell, but only because we are so used to the traditional view which became commonplace after Emperor Constantine started using violence to advance the cause of Christ.