Sentences with phrase «toughest challenge this year»

Going to be our toughest challenge this year but stranger things have happened.

Not exact matches

«In order to meet the growing challenge of a tough market last year, I was forced to consider alternative options to keep my business viable,» said Dr. Alan Glazier, the company's founder and CEO.

For many years while I worked for Exxon Mobil their slogan was, «Taking on the World's Toughest Energy Challenges».

It's a tougher challenge in every way: He's a year older — he'll turn 40 in less than three weeks — and, as the reigning champion, other top runners will be eyeing his every move.

Los Angeles, for instance, faces one of the nation's toughest challenges with homelessness, seeing an 11 % year - over-year increase as of January.

Qualcomm's contention that the chipmaker's future is brighter as a standalone company has become a tougher sell, given the multiple challenges that have cropped up in the past two years.

Let me ask you a few very straightforward, tough questions about what you are looking for in a supplier, what challenges you've had over the years, and then we can figure out together whether I truly add value.

«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.

Setting his sights on hacking the toughest challenge of all — cancer — the co-founder of Napster, founding president of Facebook, and president of the Parker Foundation has already accomplished something miraculous in a few years» time: getting the nation's top cancer immunology experts to work together toward a common goal.

One of the toughest challenges in the past few years has been to figure out how to respond to these changes.

In today's climate of business consolidation, increased competition and regulatory changes, the food and beverage industry is facing some of its toughest challenges in years.

Arsene Wenger went many years of trying to win things with kids and it has proven to be a tough challenge to complete.

Arsenal have now started the short run of pre-season games in preparation for the tough start to a crucial Premier League season in which the pressure on Arsene Wenger and the players to mount a serious title challenge is greater than ever after blowing what appeared to be a golden chance last time around and with the gap since our last successful campaign now more than 12 years.

The Frenchman has been at the club for over 20 years and led us through some amazing times, but having endured tough financial times while the new stadium was being built, they have failed to sustain a serious title challenge for a while now.

Even though teams like Duke and UNC might be worse next year, they will most probably still present a really tough challenge.

Blackpool is set to be a tough challenge for the highly rated 19 year - old, who joined Chelsea from SPL giants Celtic in 2011, with former Birmingham City manager Lee Clark facing a losing battle when it comes to trying to keep the Seasiders in the second tier after a chaotic season that has been overshadowed by fan protests against the club's ownership.

No major trophy for 13 years and counting Last time we even saw a QF in the CL was a whopping 7 years ago We almost never challenge for a major trophy Wenger couldn't even get close to winning the league even when all rivals finish below him Wenger keeps picking a weak starting XI, especially for really tough games Wenger loves keeping rubbish players at Arsenal for as long as possible

It's been tough for Lewis, as he's had to shave off a well - groomed beard for this year's Movember challenge.

It is our goal to overcome this tough challenge and get back to fighting the frontrunners of the sport, and Honda's spirit is to come back and next year our goal is to fight for the top three at the top of the grid.»

However with the likes of Ozil, Sanchez and Cech all being experienced winners, as well as the rest of the squad having recognising the strength and consistency it takes to win something as tough as the Premier League, it bodes well to suggest that this year the players could be ready for the challenge.

Ray Lewis is bracing for the toughest on - field challenge of his seven - year NFL career.

Allen will face a tough challenge from world leader Omar McLeod of Jamaica, who has run 12.98 seconds this year, and Orlando Ortega of Spain, who has run 13.04 — Allen ran 13.03 to win the U.S. championship.

He rescued Sunderland from a far worse position last season, and the 62 - year - old does not see his latest challenge as the toughest of his career.

Conte took the Blues to the Premier League title during his maiden season in English management last term, but he is expecting a tougher challenge next year with the Champions League adding the extra pressure of games.

«Serie A has been a challenging league, and after a few tough years the league is coming back to the top.

And then I realize that this is our «Challenge Success moment»; the natural consequence of his procrastination, the first real «tough love» challenge for a mother and son, the culmination of years of parenting books, seminars, and momChallenge Success moment»; the natural consequence of his procrastination, the first real «tough love» challenge for a mother and son, the culmination of years of parenting books, seminars, and momchallenge for a mother and son, the culmination of years of parenting books, seminars, and mommy blogs.

For 2017, Mudders will again be tested by ten miles of Mount Snow's varied and steep terrain, and will contend with obstacles that feature mud, ice - cold water, barbed wire, electric shocks and other challenges that the Tough Mudder design team has dreamt up over the years.

Last night, Charlie Rangel survived his toughest re-election challenge in his 42 - year long Congressional career, beating State Senator Adriano Espaillat by five points in a newly reconfigured district that is a majority Latino and includes a portion of the Bronx.

The year's toughest challenges are likely to be financial.

Unifying a fractured Democratic base and mobilizing them to the polls in an off - year is a tough challenge, especially considering that Democrats have come up short in recent special elections in Georgia and Kansas.

If he receives the Democratic nomination to move forward in the race for county executive, Latimer would face a tough challenge in Astorino, who has been elected twice, after first running unsuccessfully in 2005, and has held the line on property taxes, keeping them flat for the last six years.

«If both job opportunities and education places continue to be squeezed, teachers will face a tough challenge to keep young people in school motivated to achieve the continued levels of success we have seen over recent years.

He held that the company's performance this year was impacted by two major factors of tough economic challenges around consumer spending, which according to him driving consumer preferences towards value brands across the sector as well as the effects of FX policy and Naira devaluation.

Cox, in what is expected to be the toughest GOP attack yet on Cuomo, will claim that the governor's nearly three - year - long refusal to authorize natural - gas drilling is a «metaphor for indecision and Cuomo's general refusal to face up to the real challenges facing the state,» said a source close to Cox.

Perhaps anticipating another tough challenge next year — albeit not from Buerkle, since she was appointed by President Obama to serve as a Republican commissioner on the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission — Maffei appears to have wised up where his iber - liberal conference leader is concerned.

But this year, he is facing a tough challenge.

The Long Island lawmaker also weathered a tough challenge last year from Republican Fran Becker.

Rangel is facing the toughest challenge of his 42 - year career in State Sen. Adriano Espaillat, who has made the case that residents are yearning for a change in leadership in the newly redrawn district, which is now majority Hispanic for the first time.

He added: «I don't remember him telling the electorate [in May] that the economy was facing a tough and challenging year - what he told the electorate about the state of the economy was not true.

The slowing growth was due to «the toughest and most challenging year for the economy», the chancellor said, citing high oil prices and a slowdown in consumer spending.

And Wednesday a leading pro-Democratic group said it's going up with TV commercials in North Carolina and Arkansas that target Republicans challenging incumbent Democratic Sens. Kay Hagan and Mark Pryor, who face tough re-elections this year.

The race was one of the toughest of Rangel's career, second perhaps only to the original challenge by Espaillat, who nearly ousted the longtime congressman two years ago.

The 2012 GOP presidential nominee Monday endorsed Rep. Mike Simpson of Idaho, who's facing a tough primary challenge as he runs for re-election next year.

That provision was of particular concern to a number of Senate Republicans who represent states that expanded Medicaid, including Nevada's Heller and Arizona's Flake, who may face tough re-election challenges next year.

In challenging Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary this year, actor and activist Cynthia Nixon faces tough roadblocks ahead, not the least of which is that the New York State Democratic Party is seemingly throwing its weight and resources behind the incumbent.

By 2014/15 the government will be spending # 2.5 bn on the premium, but I would personally like to see funding in the next parliament grow towards # 5bn per year, to cover more pupils and to ensure that schools have the resources to match the very tough challenges.

The City Council's Women's Caucus, which is chaired by Council Members Helen Rosenthal and Laurie Cumbo, each of whom is facing a tough primary challenge this year (Rosenthal from a transgender man, Cumbo from a woman), recently released a report on the gender imbalance in the Council.

(CNN)- While Rep. Charles Rangel of New York celebrates a major primary victory this week - his toughest challenge in 42 years - the state is stepping in on ballot complaints that could wind up changing the results.

JL: I've been making films for years but this was my toughest challenge.

The EF Glocal Challenge, now in its second year, invites youth to tackle tough problems in their community by applying the strategies of social entrepreneurs.