Sentences with phrase «uphill work»

It's uphill work, but visiting the art installed in Edinburgh's great buildings is worth it.

It's a beautifully - designed and weighted compendium of our best writing to date, presenting a singular tone from a multitude of talented contributors» voices: one sufficient to the vital, uphill work of a critic in a mostly uncritical time.

It's simply asking too much for even the most seasoned education reporters to develop a discerning eye for curriculum; it's not their job, and it makes their job covering the instructional shifts taking place under Common Core uphill work.

It's hard, uphill work, and in addition to the rigors of the court, he has to deal with racists and threats of physical violence.

But it is uphill work.

Not exact matches

«You can have the smartest person that works tirelessly day and night on a business venture but if there's no opportunity behind it, it's going to be a pretty big, uphill battle.»

But what I've learned is that I'd rather work on projects that the market helps me bring into existence opposed to those I have to force through sheer will, until I'm nearly out of breath, uphill.

When you bike uphill, you produce more power and work harder, and when you glide downhill in the app, you can try to maintain the same watts and pedal harder, watching as your speed increases.

Fossil has been working on its own wearable tech through a partnership with Intel, but analysts warned that it «faces an uphill battle to establish its credibility» in the space.

PSAC members who work on the front - line to preserve our environment have been fighting an uphill battle for too long.

They both had experience building companies, loved to work hard and move fast, and didn't mind an uphill battle against outdated industry norms.

Organizations around the nation work to help military personnel land jobs after their service, but it can often be an uphill climb.

Early in the process of working with an alcoholic, it is helpful to discuss the fact that he has an uphill battle against an insidious illness, and then to spell out what is involved in winning the battle.

The Guardian: Muslim women face an uphill battle against prejudice to find work Baroness Warsi may have opted for shalwar khameez for her first meeting of the cabinet in May 2010, but for many Muslim women, the struggle is to downplay ethnic or religious difference in order to find acceptance — and employment.

Again, I'm sure many people out there reading that are like «boo freaking hoo I get up at 5 and then walk uphill both ways to work every morning», and to you I say congratulations, I'm really looking forward to joining you upon my impending graduation but until then just let me complain from my place of privilege, this is my blog after all!

ARSENE's end of season work is a cut out uphill task if he wants success again.

The former Ravens running back has an uphill climb to find work in 2014, but at least four teams have expressed interest in the three - time Pro Bowler.

@jt Yes «strengthen the spine» My kingdom for a beast of a DM a 25 goal a season striker Hit the decks a running and spin those guns around Give 110 %, work your socks off, snuff out attacks, be clinical in front of goal kill the game off, go to the next level, instigate attacks, create opportunities, turn water into wine, straw into gold, all with a generous dollop of mental strength But «jt» we are just casting pearls... pushing water uphill with a rake «The spine the spine where 4 art thou»

Increasing work rate in headwind and uphill sections, and vice versa, decreases the variability in speed and, therefore, the total race time.

His work ethic in them middle of the park is matched by very few in the Premier League and not overstating it but he will have an uphill task on Sunday to contain a dynamic and in - form Tottenham Hotspur midfield and that could be pivotal to Palace's chances of derailing the favorites.

Try paced water feeding — when baby sits up when taking a bottle and baby is doing the working with an uphill flow, where they're doing the work.

He had a business model that worked, but convincing others — especially those who were unwilling to change — was an uphill battle.

It's been said that a pregnant woman's body is doing the same strenuous work as an uphill hiker.

And in particular the Lord Ashcroft polls of Lib Dem marginals showing what a massive uphill task faces the party, though they do at least show that our MPs» incumbency still works massively in our favour.

He urged President Barack Obama to «work the press» on gun control and that he knew it would be an uphill battle, but he could do it.

Donald Trump met yesterday with GOP strategist Paul Manafort, a huddle that suggests campaign changes could be in the works after the billionaire lost the Wisconsin primary and is facing an uphill climb to clinch the Republican presidential nomination before the convention.

«She's not fearful of hard work, long hours, or an uphill climb.

«I'm preaching that the police are our community partners and we must work with them for the betterment of all, but it is an uphill battle when they feel police are not out there to protect them, but rather to target them,» Williams said.

As the Working Families Party line came into increasing play, their opposition steeled: polls show a left - flank challenge to Cuomo would cut into his margin, and only help the Republicans» uphill effort to unseat him.

«There's a bit of an uphill climb to make them work,» he said.

You may feel like you're pushing a 100 - pound diesel truck tire uphill, but take heart: this has worked for a lot of people.

«But you can also use an elliptical machine, swimming, uphill walking; any approach that uses large muscles like those in the legs will work.»

If you aren't sleeping well, then all of that hard work is like climbing uphill with a huge rock on your back.

Not only did we race as a team, but the boot camps were shared with individuals who like to push themselves to physical extremes, such as carrying very heavy objects uphill (admittedly, this type of work out may not be enjoyed by everyone).

Whenever I'm leading a group through a program and I encounter a participant that has hit this plateau — no matter what their age or weight — I know (at least if they're working within the dietary and lifestyle parameters that I've constructed), that their hormones have shifted out of balance, tipped the scale, and are creating an internal environment that makes weight management an uphill battle.

Ten miles uphill, you're going to want to work on three different energy systems.

It ended up being a great work out — the loop trail we took is about three miles all the way around, but it feels WAY longer than that since 75 % of it is uphill.

If you know of other organizations working to fight this uphill battle with real solutions, please let me know.

-- try an interval training class or gym work out, like short sprints interspersed with fast walking, or a spinning class with slow uphills and fast racing segments — Soul Cycle.

Until BW work HARD at changing our social image, and work more at learning how to maneuver in the dating arena, so that we are interesting etc, we will always be fighting an uphill battle in the dating / mating world.

Few working filmmakers are as in tune with the curious predicament of being young and capable yet too lazy to bother fighting an uphill financial battle, and still fewer that manage to casually assert their cine - literacy without making a show of it (see the one - two punch of Sansho the Bailiff and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid visual quotations that close the film).

Will Gluck Sony - Columbia Pictures Updating and modernizing established, popular works is always an uphill battle, especially when those works are so closely associated -LSB-...]

Even as the film reduces her to gross stereotype, the actress works uphill for an emotional and winning performance.

There's an uphill struggle to be fought against those who don't think a remake of the 1987 Paul Verhoeven classic is necessary and who are waiting, perhaps, to be convinced it could work.

Even qualifying for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — which gives young immigrants relief from deportation and the opportunity to work legally — they still face an uphill battle, said Roberto Gonzales, assistant professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

«Dreamer» Shares Her Drive with Other Immigrant Students Arizona Daily Star, 8/29/15 «Even qualifying for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — which gives young immigrants relief from deportation and the opportunity to work legally — they still face an uphill battle, said Roberto Gonzales, assistant professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.»

Power is strong enough to make quick work of passing slower traffic, even heading uphill, and the trunk is large enough to swallow more than enough luggage for a weekend road trip — or race excursion.

With a selection of five dynamic modes for obstacles from snow to rock, the ability to lift itself on air springs and create eleven inches of clearance, and selectable crawling speeds for uphill and downhill sections, the Summit made short work of the obstacles.

A more aggressive downshift works seamlessly with the available Cummins ® Smart Diesel Exhaust Brake System to win uphill or downhill battles.

The Sonic lacked the solidity of the Swift in shifting; however the short gearing meant power was readily available in any gear — a pleasure particularly heading uphill, where the Suzuki required a fair amount of shift - work.