Sentences with phrase «was a difficult time at»

«It's a difficult time at the moment, and the policy uncertainty is the main cause of it,» said Shaq Mohajerani, an Australian spokesman for wind farm company Union Fenosa, owned by Spanish energy giant Gas Natural.

Her advice and support has been incredibly helpful during what was a difficult time at the end of last year.

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But in both those cases, the heavy investments were announced at difficult times for those companies.

«Young women are increasingly difficult to reach in print, so it it's not at all surprising that Time Inc., Hearst, Conde Nast and others are investing aggressively in digital offerings for millennial women.»

At times, it may seem like biting our tongue is the most difficult thing to do, but you can prevail.

He said at the time it was getting increasingly difficult to manage other people's money.

We all have that colleague who has a couple dozen tabs open in their web browser at any given time, letting them pile up and shrink smaller until it's difficult to distinguish among them.

«It was not formulated in those terms,» LeCun recalls, «because it was very difficult at that time actually to publish a paper if you mentioned the word «neurons» or «neural nets.»

Starting an online business in 2016 is at the same time easier and more difficult than it ever was in the past.

That fits with findings that Generation Y are more likely to work part - time and at minimum wage than older generations, making sticking at a company and rising up the ranks more difficult.

These risks and uncertainties include, among others: the unfavorable outcome of litigation, including so - called «Paragraph IV» litigation and other patent litigation, related to any of our products or products using our proprietary technologies, which may lead to competition from generic drug manufacturers; data from clinical trials may be interpreted by the FDA in different ways than we interpret it; the FDA may not agree with our regulatory approval strategies or components of our filings for our products, including our clinical trial designs, conduct and methodologies and, for ALKS 5461, evidence of efficacy and adequacy of bridging to buprenorphine; clinical development activities may not be completed on time or at all; the results of our clinical development activities may not be positive, or predictive of real - world results or of results in subsequent clinical trials; regulatory submissions may not occur or be submitted in a timely manner; the company and its licensees may not be able to continue to successfully commercialize their products; there may be a reduction in payment rate or reimbursement for the company's products or an increase in the company's financial obligations to governmental payers; the FDA or regulatory authorities outside the U.S. may make adverse decisions regarding the company's products; the company's products may prove difficult to manufacture, be precluded from commercialization by the proprietary rights of third parties, or have unintended side effects, adverse reactions or incidents of misuse; and those risks and uncertainties described under the heading «Risk Factors» in the company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10 - K and in subsequent filings made by the company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission («SEC»), which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Our modern world is a frenzy of endless digital connectivity, so many of us are finding it increasingly difficult to stay focused on one task at a time.

«That was something very difficult that was put on my plate,» says Roy, who acknowledged that her only recourse at the time was to take Jones to court.

The final months of mat leave or pat leave are often spent in a frenzy trying to secure a daycare spot, and families are put in the difficult position of choosing any daycare that will take them — licensed or not — at a time that's already pretty emotional for some parents as they transition back to work.

At other times of year, building a mailing list can be difficult.

Instead of welcoming foreign talent with open arms, Canada makes it exceedingly difficult for them to come to or stay in this country, even at a time when the thriving technology sector is in dire need of skilled knowledge workers.

For Obama, the trip to Orlando is an unwelcome return to one of the most difficult roles a president must fulfill: comforting the nation at times when few words seem capable of providing much comfort.

For instance, if you're great at establishing an initial meeting, but have a more difficult time closing a sale, you may want to seek out a team member or mentor who is particularly good at closing a sale and see what you can learn from their success.

At times, it's difficult to tell exactly how much of what Lawson describes is objective truth, another one of Israel's deceptions, or a swindle being perpetrated on the desperate trader.

«The family would ask that their privacy be respected at this difficult and emotional time.

At TechCrunch Disrupt in Beijing, Systrom says the startup's most difficult day was its first, when the site crashed multiple times.

Context — e.g., who said what and why, when they said it, who they know, how often they engage in conversation — is difficult even for humans at times.

Both women were brought in during incredibly difficult financial and cultural times at the company.

Half of those surveyed believe, «It is difficult to make career progression at my firm without being flexible on ethical standards,» and that «being too rigid over ethical standards will make my firm less competitive,» and «it is not realistic for everyone working in the financial services industry to adhere to ethical standards at all times.»

Still, Didi's global expansion comes at a difficult time for Uber, which is grappling with mounting losses and stricter regulatory scrutiny at home and in Europe.

The big break «was happening at the most difficult time in my life emotionally,» Dawyot writes in an email.

With an aging bull market in the U.S. nearing the end of its seventh year at press time, it's difficult to find safety in cheap stocks; even formerly stodgy dividend payers now trade at dangerously expensive valuations.

At a time where the crossover segment is hot, the Niro boasts solid mileage without skimping on space — all with a price tag that's difficult to overlook.

A hallway or foyer is an opportunity to showcase «bolder, more graphic or more difficult work; something you can walk by, but if you stop and take a few moments to look at it, you may contemplate something different each time you see it.»

«I love Uber more than anything in the world and at this difficult moment in my personal life I have accepted the investors request to step aside so that Uber can go back to building rather than be distracted with another fight,» Kalanick said in a statement to the Times.

This is probably the bit of advice that's the easiest to argue with, but the seniors in this study insisted that «marriage is difficult at times for everyone... but it's much easier with someone who shares your interests, background and orientation.

In the meantime, employees will consider any share grants they've received, look at the bad news and difficult path going forward, and decide whether it's time for a change on their part, if not the company's.

For me, Elizabeth I was primarily not an historical construct but a young and vulnerable woman who was taking over her father's business at a difficult time, when it was threatened by two other ambitious businesses.

The clear takeaway here is to stop staying at the office so late, but getting yourself to actually go home on time may be more difficult psychologically than you imagine.

While getting any two strangers to work effectively with one another in the workplace is difficult, at times some millennials and baby boomers might seem to have the most opposite set of agendas.

At Google, it can sometimes be as difficult to transfer to a new job within the company as it is to land one for the first time after many interviews, Google employees have told us.

The topic arose at Berkshire Hathaway's shareholder meeting in Omaha, where Buffett talked about his struggles to find ways to deploy the company's enormous hoard of more than $ 90 billion in cash, at a time when it has been difficult to find worthy investments at an attractive price.

Instead of looking at a number in a bank account, consider lines of credit or capital partners who are willing to pony up more money when the company hits difficult times.

«That level of dependency at any time would be difficult but right now at a time of protectionism and unpredictability in the United States it makes sense to diversify our markets to new markets across Asia,» he said.

Law then published an apology to Miller in the British Press Association, saying «There is no defense for my actions which I sincerely regret and I ask that you respect our privacy at this very difficult time.»

At one time, getting a book published was quite difficult.

«My thoughts and those of my colleagues are very much with their families at this incredibly difficult time.»

You might be finding it difficult to come up with the right idea at given point of time, but there might be an idea sitting in the heads of a person who isn't a marketer, but still has immense knowledge about the business, its target audience and the operational niche.

It does, however, underscore how difficult getting noticed can be at times.

At the time, Agriculture Minister Lana Popham said in a Facebook post that the approval was the most difficult decision of her career and she was «grieving the loss of agricultural land in the flood zone of Site C.»

At that time, in Toronto, it was difficult to get enough work in what I wanted to do, which was biotech and pharma projects.

«It was just deemed too difficult to get through all of the hurdles that they would need to get through, and the level of support they were likely to receive on it was thought to be too low to generate such controversy, particularly at a sensitive (time) in an election cycle,» the source said.

The most difficult challenge in operating an incubator at the college level is giving students enough time to discover and develop the skills, process and heart to become successful entrepreneurs.

Sometimes it's difficult to switch off at the end of the day or take time out on the weekend and stop thinking about work.

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