Sentences with phrase «tough this year because»

«It was tough this year because I had so much more material to cover,» Hall said.

In some ways, it is the toughest year because you are balancing school with an intense job search.

Not exact matches

«It was a tough year,» for us, he says, «mostly because we're making that big shift of turning away big - box retailers.»

If Buffett has hit a lull, that's only because the comparison he has built up for himself over the years is tough to top.

The #MeToo reckoning has been all the more jarring for HR departments because the tough task of policing workplace misconduct often feels at odds with what has emerged as their top priority in recent years: recruiting.

FORTUNE — Talk about a tough gig: The average tenure of a chief marketing officer — the corporate executive charged with branding, communications, and other activities — is less than four years, in large part because of the increasing complexity of the job, says executive search firm Spencer Stuart.

«Last year I chose to help out with Tough Mudder because I personally enjoy participating in obstacle races that challenge both your body and mind.

The partners do assume risk because, as owners, they share in losses as well as profits — and this year has been a tough one for Goldman and the rest of Wall Street, as rising interest rates brought spectacular trading losses.

Holding on to a position because it did well for you during tough years, or outperformed years ago, is not reason enough to hold something.

Last year, Mr. Trump held off imposing tough trade measures against China because, he said, Mr. Xi was cooperating in his campaign to pressure the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong - un, over his nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

GM said its December sales fell 6.3 % compared with the same month last year because of what executives said were aggressive pickup truck promotions by Ford and tougher competition from Asian auto makers.

I'm imagining that the turnover rate in «startup land» is high because unless there's a decent paycheck or public recognition, it's tough find the wherewithal to continue on that initial leap of faith for longer than 2.5 years.

This year, I think it will remain tough sledding for the company in spite of (or perhaps, because of) recreational and medical marijuana laws passing in additional states, including California, this November.

in 2008 the Repubs wanted Obama to win, because thet knew how tough the next 4 years would be.

To your last point, when I said choice is an illusion, I wasn't referring that it is impossible to make that choice, but rather that there is a «right» choice and a «wrong» choice, the «right» one being that you worship god, regardless of how weird some of the rituals might be, making you a little more than a robot, acting out a script your given, we're just slightly better because we can justify why we're acting out a command, but it takes years to understand that justification, in the beginning, you do these rituals because you're given a script and if you don't want to do it, tough.

A priest who is accused of even one incident» even if it was no more than a misunderstood hug, and even if that was twenty or thirty years ago» and has given his life in faithful service to the people of God ever since, is rudely thrown out, not because he poses a credible threat to anyone but because he is a convenient scapegoat for bishops who, after years of laxity, now want to look tough.

Don't use the extra one year on the clock unless absolutely required because male faculty interpret this as some combination of: She's not tough enough to do it or let's evaluate her as someone with seven years experience rather than someone with six years who has been given a year extra.»

i was pretty skeptical because of the amount of nuts since my 4 year old «doesn't like nuts» (tough being a paleo kid).

«The next couple of years will be tough because we are going to be short of volume in Australia,» said Michael Finucan, the general manager of international markets at peak body, Meat & Livestock Australia.

I personally find Christmas the toughest because of my former raisin obsession (have I told you that one year I ate Xmas pudding all year round?

«That was tough because he was supposed to be a big part of the (Grant) team this year.

Butler's a tougher decision because he's under contract an additional year.

This season is going to be a tough reality check for fans who took for granted a top 4 finish, because it ain't happening this year and you should not need a super computer to predict that.

«It's real tough, probably our toughest loss we've had all year because we felt like we were getting in the groove.

i think we all backed him and sported him through the tough years when we were cash struck but last few years he is to blame, at least for not wining the EPL once because lack of decent signings of players desperately needed

Because of a rougher - looking schedule than in years (I mean, who really knows until halfway through the season — it was a big surprise to most that the AFCW wasn't tougher in 2017 for instance, or that the NYG would suck so epically), and no Shazier, and general reversion to the mean, and no particular reason to think Ben will be available for every game... I'll say 10 -5-1 with losses @ Tampa, @ Cin, Carolina, @ Denver, LAC.

Evaluating contracts is tough because there are so many factors to consider that could be completely different from one year's market than it was in the previous or will be in the next year's market.

I am happy people at Emirates have patience and still support Walcott because he had a really tough year.

i guess that's the tough part because they have not played any teams that are in the 3 - 6 seed range this year.

Well put steven i think the winter period hurt laca first year in epl is tough on majoruty of foreign strikers bellerin has been decent but he could srengthen up and xhaka has had his oppurtunoty and not grabbed with cazorla coming back and a summer open for signings he is indee pressure now but with time i think the new signings will start to gel and with perspective to the Rticle i agree with uou there is no white flag being thrown up this article really lacked the perspective that was being asked because it jist said we lost some games without an honest reflection pf how those games went everyone has lost games this year and liverpoodlians even lost to swansea city to wigan

Of course I knew that with the job I've done this year, the team is looking for other people, because it's been a tough year.

We have a game in hand this season was tough because we failed in games we should have won from winning positions which is a fact and decline we are at the bottom of our fall we have already taken steps for next year and with the players who just arrived laca Used to england and cazorla coming back hopefully jack resigns and a few new summer signings shows me were turning on the power to arise from where were at now this is the low next year we will be back to our right fulk place where wenger kept us for 20 straight years were in the dark now but headed towards the light now for next year

'' Wenger is still the best man for the job as he has achieved our target for 20 years (top 4)» «he has only missed out only once and should not be sacked because of that, besides, it is a very tough league to compete in»

While remembered by teammates for his kindness and community service, the 6» 7», 265 - pound winger was signed by New York last summer to a four - year, $ 6.5 million contract because he was, as G.M. Glen Sather explained, «the biggest and toughest.»

But Sir Alex Ferguson faces a tough battle to land the 19 - year - old wing star who plays for French side Lille — because Jose Mourinho wants to take # 20million - rated Hazard to Real Madrid.

It's tough to say exactly how many, because it's the first year of the new competitive equity playoff pairings — which makes it likely that many of the league's top teams will be put in the same brackets.

They wound up a bit lower in the Standings than they had been all year and because of that faced a tougher Opening Round opponent.

I think that Arsenal and Arsene Wenger are going to have a tough task persuading our star striker to stay at Arsenal and sign a new contract, and that is what is going to have to happen because despite the strong words about not letting him go I really can not see our club turning down something like # 50 million and then losing the player in just a year from now for nothing.

It's nice to see the club FINALLY acting tough, because we've been more like a charity in recent years!

My Prediction: Wolves to win @ 11/4 (3.75) SkyBet Value Bet: Over 2.5 Goals @ EVENS (2.00) Bet365 I found this fixture particularly tough to call, mainly because Blackburn's lack of goals is disturbing but not quite as sickening as the sight of Wolves» record at Ewood Park down the years.

«I don't know if I am capable of a PB but I just want to put it together this weekend because it has been a tough couple of years,» she told the Guardian.

on whether the fixture list is tougher... It's tougher because when you look at the results for what has changed compared to 10 years ago is that the teams are ready to fight for 90 minutes, they are ready to be organised for 90 minutes and there is no weak moments in their organisation.

And it was tough because I had my three and a half year old son.

2016 has been a tough year, but I did not realize it was because we were actually living in a broadcast season of American Horror Story until news came out that a group of creepy clowns has been trying to lure children into the woods near an apartment complex in South Carolina.

It can be tough to guess when your child is getting close to puberty, and because of this, many parents and caregivers prefer to stop co sleeping several years before this is a possibility.

This was a tough call for me because 1) she's talented, 2) she LOVED it last year and 3) I think, like many of us, she may... Read More

Actually it does because the Tory manifesto will be used during the crucial last three weeks of the campaign to do the one thing that had to be done - to show the public who have had a tough time that five years of austerity were worth the pain as well as revealing that the light at the end of the tunnel is the Good Life.

Everybody is assuming it's going to be very tough for Republicans in two years because Obama is running for president.

They've forestalled any tough decisions, and made Rick Lazio's life more difficult when he's elected governor next year because they refuse to take any serious actions and make any tough decisions,» Fullington says while looking earnestly into the camera.

«We need to continue to work because next year is going to be tough.