Sentences with phrase «tougher than most companies»

It is a lot tougher than most companies thought it would be,» says Henry Levin, director of the National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education at Columbia University's Teachers College.

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But being a self - published author tops the list, more difficult than it was learning architecture and going on to design dozens of large custom homes, or operating a construction company that specialized in the absolutely highest end for the most demanding people on Earth, or running a successful international import / export firm in dozens of jurisdictions, or making wine with one of the biggest wineries in Argentina... I could go on, but the point is that I've done a few tough things which required a fair amount of effort and mental dexterity, and writing makes them all look like child's play.

Also, the larger trucking companies are the ones that are the best financed and the most flexible, so their chances of survival in tough times is better than they would be for a smaller company.