Sentences with phrase «was a tough time»

Whether it's tough times in a struggling economy, a lack of resources, or changes in demand, healthy business relationships can help you weather the rough patches.

Mornings, for many, are a tough time to feel motivated.

Or maybe it's tough times at your workplace, and the big boss is looking at everyone under a magnifying glass.

With the rush of prepping for the end of the year, taking stock of goals, and managing the to - dos and emotions of the holiday season, the end of year can be a tough time for business owners and employees.

Macmahon Holdings has reported a net loss of $ 217.9 million for the financial year, on the back of impairments to its assets during what has been a tough time for contractors and mining services firms.

Welshpool - based Maca has posted a slight fall in profit for the financial year but increased revenue by 1 per cent, despite it being a tough time for contractors and mining services companies in the current market.

Ironically, it's the toughest times when we need it most.

«This has been a tough time for Tennessee, but it's also been a time of opportunity for us with some major investments,» said Bredesen.

[LAUGHTER] It was a tough time of year in November and... I think it was November.

You'll face challenges on a daily basis, and it's important to know that there will be some tough times.

Sure, it's a tough time to be a bank or a banker.

Ask Scott D. Anthony, author of The First Mile: A Launch Manual for Getting Great Ideas Into the Market, and he'll tell you that the heady early days — when an innovation moves from idea to market — are the toughest time for any startup.

«This idea started out of our own engineering office where we had extra space and it was a tough time in the economy.

The blackout's timing came at the start of a busy holiday travel week, which is a tough time to get a seat in general.

His new company became his tribe, and although there were some tough times during the early years — the dot - com crash, layoffs, salary reductions, and extremely long hours — Hsieh's focus was always about making the company culture as positive and caring and fun as possible.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP)-- Mattel says it was a tough time in toyland this past holiday season.

There has never been a tougher time for bonds and bond funds.

It's a tough time to have brands located in the middle isles of the grocery store.

Small businesses typically have one lending experience with their bank, and it almost always was when they were starting out as a young company, which is the toughest time to deal with a tier 1 lending institution.

It was a tough time because I had nearly lost my connection with God.

These are tough times for the Church, and in such fairness to the task force as can honestly be mustered, we should grant that major blunders can be expected.

There will be tough times: the social and political context here in the West where the FAITH Movement operates is a largely hostile one.

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It's a tough time to be a national church executive, and the situation may well get worse.

«It's tough times,» said Father Bill Quinlivan, who came up with the idea to collect resumes and pray for them at a recent prayer service, told CNN Buffalo affiliate WGRZ.

These are tough times for Catholics.

There will be tough times and uncertainty ahead.

As for any lessons learned she openly admits it has been a tough time in her life but working with good people is top of her list.

It's a tough time being in the banana haters club.

Take it easy on yourself... its been a tough time for you.

It's a tough time to be an Australian farmer.

It's tough times for Fonterra.

This is going to be a tough time for Wenger, with contract talks with Ozil, Alexis, Szczesny, Gibbs, Chambers and quite a few others as he tries to save money on the wage bill while keeping everybody happy with pay increases as well!

I know it's tough time to be a Gooner right now — but doesn't have to be as gloomy as many think.

It was a tough time for Arsenal and must have been even harder for the new keeper.

And it's tough every time it comes up.

For me it is not just Gibbs» recent games that have earned him this chance either, but his great attitude in what must have been a tough time out of the side for him.

Torres left us when it was tough time at #LFC.

It have been tough times over the past few years, but now the Gunners are really having a stab at adding some long - awaited silverware to the cabinet.

«It's a tough time (for the Rapids), but the only way to get out of this is to keep on working and keep believing in each other,» Knight said.

It was a tough time for radio commentators transferring to tv.

«We'll have the crowd right behind us and we'll need that — there's going to be some tough times during the match.

These are tough times to be raising kids, often because parents — or in Weiner's case, parent - to - be — are behaving so badly.

For decades, this was the toughest time of year for both patients (well, many people actually) and therapists, when old hurts, disappointments and wounds unexpectedly reappeared, often taking center stage.

There will also be tough times where your young 2 - year - old girl will become difficult to handle.

Of course, there will be tough times when you feel like you can't gain control over your kids.

The holidays can be a tough time for everyone.

I work 4 days a week and he stays with Dad one day and goes to daycare the other 3 days and I know it's a tough time on my sweet little guy, because he misses me tremendously (I stayed home until he was 6 months and he has a hard time getting used to not being number one at the daycare).

We all know that in summer is a tough time to keep the brain cells working.

Winter can be a tough time for birds.