Sentences with phrase «up hill battle»

Just about the time you all began writing about your adoption journey, my husband & I realized we were going to begin our own up hill battle with having children.

Without the correct list price you will be in an up hill battle to sell your home.

You should take her advice... I know it will be an up hill battle for you when you think 1 + 1 = 3

I knew we were fighting an up hill battle when I agreed to take him.

It has, up until now, done almost all of its work with literally no help from AAC (and always having to fight an up hill battle with the city to get anything done).

As with all places where parts of the Government seem to have a personal investment in the ban, the fight in Ontario is an up hill battle.

Okay that's a smidge dramatic, but this week has been a legit up hill battle.

But Mayor Bloomberg is fighting his own up hill battle in the polls I guess he didn't need this fight to aggravate things.

Not exact matches

There's a school of thought around Parliament Hill that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau have stumbled unwittingly into the battle now raging over their proposal to seriously tighten up the rules on small - business taxation.

But that doesn't mean she won't have an up - hill battle waiting for her in Washington.

It's fascinating to see controversy stirred up over an old blog post by NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice in which he called World War I «a purely capitalist war» and lamented how, at the Battle of Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917, «thousands of poor wretches were slaughtered to take possession of a hill.»

We looked nervous to start with and now we have a huge up - hill battle.

I have found that the most crying and the biggest up - hill battle comes from an experience when a baby doesn't know what to expect from a parent's involvement.

My thought is that until society changes, it will be a up - hill battle to convince children that the healthful choices they see at school cafeterias are great when outside of school many are seeing and eating the less - than - healthful choices in many of the ways we've talked about here before: classrooms, athletic practices, homes because parents are busy, don't have access to fresh foods and more.

It's definitely an up - hill battle within myself sometimes, and especially within my community.

The current measure funding the government expires September 30 — setting up another Capitol Hill budget battle between Republicans and the White House.

The director has worked long days — and nights — at the head of a 600 plus strong production team that includes 60 animators and the considerable voice talents of a stellar line - up of actors — including Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey and Jonah Hill — who portray the dastardly Megamind (Ferrell) and the dashing Metro Man (Pitt), and those caught up in the middle, as they battle for control of Metro City.

The featurettes included are «The Journey Back to Middle - Earth», «Riddles in the Dark: Gollum's Cave», «An Unexpected Party: Bag End», «Roast Mutton: Trollshaws Forest», «Bastion of the Greenwood: Rhosgobel», «A Short Rest: Rivendell and London», «Over Hill: The Misty Mountains», «Under Hill: Goblin Town», «Out of the Frying Pan: The Forest Ledge», «Return to Hobbiton: The Shire», «The Epic of Scene 88: Strath Taieri», «The Battle of Moria: Azanulbizar», «Edge of the Wilderland: Pick - ups and the Carrock» and «Home Is Behind, the World Is Ahead».

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Shopping for a new crossover SUV can be described as an up - hill battle under the best of circumstances.

There's tons of up - hill battles still we have to fight as self - published authors, but at least the stigma is gradually leaving...

I don't expect to make tons of money at it, since changing a culture is an up - hill battle, but I do believe that I can make it so «availability» and «price» are never an issue.

You can choose from Free Race, Battle, King of the Hill, and more colorfully named modes such as Capture the Chao, where you must pick up an overgrown Chao and deliver it to a location, Knockout, where a racer is removed every so often, and Collect the Emeralds, where you fight with friends to remain in control of the seven Chaos Emeralds.

In addition to beating up your buddies while racing to the finish line a la Sonic Rivals, this sequel also boasts different Battle modes, like «Capture the Chao (Flag),» «King of the Hill,» and «Tag.»

Climb the one without, walk up to the peak of the hill, and there you will find the secret hidden battle pass tier.

Several game modes are available with campaign mode explaining the plot, along with 2P online practice mode and King of the Hill, in which up to 8 players battle each other turn wise.

It's an e-bike with a small electric motor and lithium - ion battery pack that helps me keep up with traffic, climb hills, and battle headwinds with ease.

Healing after an affair can seem impossible, and the fight against sexual addiction like an all up - hill battle.