Sentences with phrase «very tough year»

This may have been a very tough year for you and smiles are not coming easy.

Competition was very, very tough this year so I'm very grateful Read More

Competition was very, very tough this year so I'm very grateful to get to the nomination stage!

I created my very first Inspiration Board after finishing a very tough year (2012), and it really helped me emotionally.

I'm with you - this has been a very tough year and I think we're all hoping «give» somewhere!

Those gloomy words, from Senator Barbara Mikuski (D - MD), were the clearest indication yet that 2012 will be a very tough year for scientists seeking funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

«We obviously have a very tough year ahead of us.

He said in January: «It has been a very tough year in Afghanistan, where we have learned quickly and reacted with exceptional speed in very difficult circumstances.

Even though this may be a very tough year for Democrats, Conlin has a very good shot thanks to her own hard work.

I may be late commenting, but I have had a very tough year.

Last year we had a very hard year, a very, very tough year.

I think this year is a very tough year to predict.

A clear breakdown below the last major swing lows in the main stock market indexes would make for a very tough year for the equities markets, but it would not be very surprising.

This country has fought through some very tough years together.

Cerny: They were very tough years.

In the case of the Great Recession, hotels had three very tough years.

Not exact matches

«He has to run a law - enforcement department, which has very specific responsibilities, and a city that has had a really, really tough year,» Sykes said.

There's no saying the Sixers» plan won't work, but to go from a lottery team to a championship contender in three years is pretty tough unless someone the Sixers have drafted turns into a bonafide superstar very quickly.

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.

I always reflect on the life of this strong woman who was tough as nails, who for two years lived in a hole in the ground that could very well have been her grave.

But unless you got one heck of a deal, the delta in rent over dividends will have a very tough time making up for the 6 % per year difference in appreciation.

Once out of control — as it was during the Ford and Carter years — inflation becomes very tough to contain.

When I started freelancing over 15 years ago it was tough to get going, but the landscape back then was very different.

It is tough cause a lot of kids initially do not appreciate my being there (as with any other TBS worker) but they learn to accept support and help... I had one 8 year old cuss at me the very first day and telling me to shut up... after 6 months..

Having spent the last ten years wrestling through some tough questions related to faith, heaven, hell, and salvation, I really appreciate the personal way in which Bell frames the conversation, asking the very questions I was so afraid to ask all those years and proclaiming the same hope I only dared believe — that God doesn't give up on people, that he is ever - loving, ever - redeeming, ever pursuing.

It's very possible to convert to judaism and in the conservative and reform you can also be considered jewish on your dads side, however it's tougher than your average conversion, it takes years and you have to really commit to it.

(Image) From the UN Refugee Agency: «Anjelina Nadai Lohalith has not seen or spoken to her parents since she was six years old and was forced to flee her home in southern Sudan... Anjelina has heard that they are still alive, although «last year the hunger was very tough.

«Well,» I'd said, «we've been married for over 15 years, but we've been through some very tough times times when we didn't feel much in love.»

For the past year and a half, «The casual segment has been very tough,» Byrne admits.

Now, perhaps, the very toughest part is about to begin — honing our search on the eventual winners... The number and quality of entries was astounding, and the diversity of companies that will be represented at this year's FoodTalk Awards is inspiring.»

A gang of three 13 year olds can be tough critics so I was very happy!

«For the Australian market, investors have been looking for a profit recovery after the last couple of years of very tough conditions and we're seeing early signs of that with the pickup of the economy and also the low interest rates is also making Australian shares attractive,» Australian Super chief investment officer Mark Delaney, said.

My older daughter just completed four tough years at design school, and I wanted to make something very special to celebrate.

The Gunners may still get a very tough draw but I do not think coming second is such a bad thing this year.

It'd be tough to believe Team Zimmerman could drop their final two of the Regular Season but they face very difficult opponents to finish the year..

They have a very tough schedule to open up 2015 as they'll see Team Horwitz right after Winter Break and then a potential undefeated Championship Rematch on Sunday Jan. 11, 2015 with last year's Runners - Up Team Maione.

MD played very hard this year against the toughest schedule in the BIG, while being undermanned.

He's very tough when he rides his fastball up in the zone and then throws that big curve... If Rick Ankiel is the same guy he was in the first 150 games last year, he's a No. 1 starter.

We were riding way too high & taking too much for granted, forgetting that this is still an NBA team that plays us VERY tough, with a hall of famer (even if he is 67 years old).

Arsenal having lost in the same round for the last 5 years, and having been handed a very tough tie, may want to prove a point.

«Guardiola is one of the best: he made a very tough choice joining a club that had won everything the previous year,» Garcia said at a press conference.

Although I've found it very cathartic to speak, vent and end occasionally rant about all things Arsenal, we need to act carefully and intelligently right now or we're going to get played by this club even worse than at present... the pro-Wengerites and the suits, who represent a considerable proportion of the season ticket holders, don't want to believe that there is no plan and that Wenger has mailed it in for several years now or that things are going to get much worse before they get better... why would they... many have spent a considerable sum buying some of the highest priced tickets in the World... they want to have a front row seat to see something special and to be seen doing so, which simply provides ample justification for the expense and the time invested... to many of them, Wenger is the sun in their soccer universe... his awkward disposition, misplaced arrogance and his utter lack of balls makes him a rather unusual cult figure, but the cerebral narrative seemed to embolden those who already felt pretty highly of themselves... many might not even of really liked football that much before his arrival and rarely games they weren't attending... as such, they desperately believe that Wenger, and only Wenger, can supply them with their required fix... if he goes, they were wrong and that's a tough pill to swallow... they would have to admit that they were duped... they will definitely resent whoever made them feel this way, but of course it will be too late by then... so when we go overboard with ridiculous comments bordering of anarchy, it scares the shit out of them and they shift their blame towards us rather than at those who really perpetrated this act of treason... we aren't the enemy... we simply woke much earlier and the reason our comments have gotten more vile in recent years is out of utter frustration... in order for any real change to occur at this club we need to bring as many supporters as possible with us or the big money interests will fade and our ultimate objective will be lost... so it's time to focus on the head instead of the heart for now

«Very tough to tackle, and in space, just about impossible,» says former Pirates and Clayton Valley coach Herc Pardi, who has seen the best of the East Bay for 40 years.

Metro have reported that Barca are also very keen on the tough tackling 25 - year old, but they are not allowed to sign any more players for the next two transfer windows.

They are a very tough rival, but we meet them at the Emirates and having beaten them in the FA Cup Final and the Community Shield this year, and followed that up with an impressive draw at Stamford Bridge earlier this season.

«We need to turn these draws into wins... But in years gone by, this is a very tough place for us to play and we managed to get a result today.»

Well your righ with met spend but in amount paid out for players no net were 5th but i agree our champions league performances have been poor we had some tough draws and the premier league is more demanding then the other leagues in strwnght of competition and games played still excuses do nt win but that monaco loss left me shaking my head in cl we get theough the group but cant muster the strength needed for knockout and we should be performing better were under performing for the talent xhaka has frustrated me hes got the talent and plays well but cant hold focus in games he drops off and loses his marks our academy is doing well but yes it is tougher now to break in to the first team iwobi has done well but one or two seasons away from being there if he does turn himself elite ever has to score or he will just be another ox but i think its been a wake up call to the club we finally have to act theres a wave of ideas to not only get us back to winning ways but become title contenders and i think give him the extension one year its a world cup year and that will also allow our players esp strikers who been very poor this year realized its tough to play in englad and next year will have a better idea what it really takes to win here shore up some spots and depth and were in contention fail and the changes will happen but let him have one more year the fact were willing to spend shows me an upturn from the decline

Step forward Serge Gnabry, the dynamic young German who had a tough couple of years with injury and form problems after initially looking very impressive as he began to break through from the Arsenal academy.

'' Wenger is still the best man for the job as he has achieved our target for 20 years (top 4)» «he has only missed out only once and should not be sacked because of that, besides, it is a very tough league to compete in»

Still my absolute favorite player ever to this day and it was very tough to see him retire this year..