Sentences with phrase «uphill battle because»

If you've been gone for a year, moving back in is an uphill battle because you're upsetting the new status quo.

The answer [from a career counselor], «you will always have an uphill battle because our agenda is driven by ranking with U.S. News & World Reports.

This task is an uphill battle because many state legislatures don't fully understand what art therapy is.

Facing an uphill battle because of both their gender and race, black girls might see a path to an easier life by getting access to some of that white male privilege.

Some observers believe the plan would be in store for an uphill battle because it would require the state Legislature to pass tax hikes on the wealthy, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo might not support it in an election year in 2014.

The group, which has dubbed itself GrowingTogetherNY, faces an uphill battle because the governor and the GOP - controlled Senate have made it clear new taxes are not on the table this year.

In appealing to video advertisers, Flipboard could be facing an uphill battle because giant competitors like Facebook (fb) are also bulking up in video, and offer much larger reach.

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The service has an uphill battle in physical stores because it is not accepted everywhere and is not widely viewed as a significant upgrade over physical cards.

Each day, thousands of previously incarcerated men and women are released from our nation's prisons, only to face an uphill battle when seeking employment because of their criminal history.

Because if widespread worship of idols and images gives statistically the same results as worshipping an invisible Jehova, (which it does - or there'd be no Auroroa shootings), then the priesthood is going to have an uphill battle convincing the general population to come over to their camp.

Arsenal can't afford to have referees making their mind up on our players before a ball is kicked because you end up in situations like yesterday fighting an uphill battle with 10 men on the field.

And because of it, Juve were fighting an uphill battle on the scoreboard from the third minute on.

So not only are the rules of the game screwed up, but in low - income neighborhoods, foodservice directors are fighting an uphill battle of child preferences because of what they kids are eating at home.

That is much easier said than done, not least because conventional social democracy on many parts of the European continent is facing its own uphill electoral battles.

The problem with the Progressives is that they can't admit they are in charge, because their whole mission is an endless uphill battle against the forces of reaction.

Any GOPer would face an uphill battle against de Blasio because of the Democrats» 6 - to - 1 registration edge.

Because if one thing is for sure, DeFrancisco said, it's that the sooner the nomination is locked up, the better, in a decidedly uphill battle.

Gerald B. Lefcourt, a lawyer whose clients have included a former Bronx Democratic leader, Stanley M. Friedman, and Mel Miller, another Democrat who was speaker, said that even with a compelling argument, Mr. Silver was «going to have an uphill battle,» largely because a jury already «found that there was a quid pro quo and that there was extortion.»

It was a long uphill battle with my skin once I changed my diet because I had years and years of damage, and all of that needed to exit my body.

By caring for your body with high amounts of nutrient dense foods, getting lots of sleep and implementing all the important recovery tips that I outlined in Chapter 8, you can keep many of these issues from occurring, but you must listen carefully to your body because especially as a female, you are fighting an uphill battle.

Because Love just fought a hard, uphill battle.

Gil Keenan's Poltergeist remake has had an uphill battle since it was first announced, mostly because Tobe Hooper's 1982 classic of the same name is as close to perfect as a haunted house movie can get — there's virtually nothing, aside from some special effects, that would benefit from a remake.

In the end, if we can't find ways to help learners build efficacy so they can tackle their own uphill battles, then we ourselves must develop «Herculean Self Efficacy» because a classroom full of unmotivated learners becomes a daunting, insurmountable task.

Problem is, their publishers are still humping the book, and it blows when the authors give up, because then we're fighting an uphill battle.

The battle against negative word - of - mouth will be a torturous uphill climb for Blue Buffalo, because attempts to repair their image will have less effect over time, negative word - of - mouth will snowball.

Primarily because we're both lacking beach and sun time after living in Portland for nearly 7 years (Portland's «blink and you'll miss it» summers have been an uphill battle for me).

«But now because of the cost of inaction — what I call the «procrastination penalty» — we face a far more uphill battle.»

M&M had to fight an uphill battle, because Mann resisted their third party review of his analysis at every turn, and tried to deny them access to his data and methodology, an absolutely unconscionable violation of the principles of science (particularly publicly funded science).

Following the story locally, Georgia lawyer Maggie writes that the cruel and unusual punishment was a huge uphill battle, particularly because Joshua Widner, a similar litigant, had just lost on similar grounds.

Because New Mexico is just one of two states in the country that starts off with the presumption that joint legal custody is always best, fighting for sole custody will probably be an uphill battle.

Without sufficient support, any project faces an uphill battle for permits, or at best significant delays because of lengthy and contested permitting proceedings.

The provisions of reg 39 are quite complicated but, suffice it to say, the defendant had an uphill battle at the renewal hearing because the judge, Mr Justice Morris, appreciated that the defendant had given no consideration to reg 39 when taking the decision which is under challenge.

Whether because of rogue CEOs, psychological mind games they play with drivers, or the fact that the insurance provided often falls short, it's an uphill PR battle.

The Dash team will be fighting an uphill battle, because Venezuelans are largely unfamiliar with digital currencies other than Bitcoin and Ethereum.

If you want to retract your divorce because you don't like the court's trial decision or because you've changed your mind about a settlement to which you agreed, you face an uphill legal battle.

How do you suppose this type of information reflects on those rookies who already have an uphill battle to fight to land a client when they're met with a the potential client who, because they have your erroneous chart, thinks they're armed to the teeth with unassailable facts because someone of your stature published it?