uphill battle

When they scored from one of the long throws it was always going to be an even bigger uphill battle.

Ms. Hutadjulu said the effort to make sex education mandatory was an uphill battle.

then it's an uphill battle, and one I almost always lose. Because after a week or two of doing this, you'll lose enthusiasm.

Mr. Hester faces an uphill battle to turn the bank around.

Danone faces an uphill battle if it is to restore stability to the joint venture, which accounts for 75 per cent of its China operations.

"It's an uphill battle, but the situation is certainly better now than it was five or six years ago, " he said.

This would be an uphill battle, they knew, in part because of how the Court had ruled seven years earlier in Herrera v. Collins.

It was an uphill battle. = It was very difficult and we felt like we were not going to accomplish it, but we did.

But let's face it. Android's multiple devices and form factors make it feel like designing for it is an uphill battle.

"The market is obviously not convinced Leung can do it, " says another. "It's an uphill battle. I wouldn't like to be in his shoes. "

Judge Orie pointed out that getting evidence in this case was an uphill battle for prosecutors.

Yet despite the opportunities, foreign automakers face an uphill battle marketing cars in an intensely competitive and fickle market.

His vantage, an airy ridge known as Banai Baba Ziarat, was captured by Pakistan's army last week, after an uphill battle.

Life is just an uphill battle. You've got to keep on fighting.

The Internet has emerged as a more trusting source for patients, too, creating an uphill battle for physicians.

Ms Torres's candidacy faces an uphill battle, in terms of both legality and popularity, but it's still too soon to write her off.

Mr Carstens admitted that he faced "an uphill battle" , but argued that it was in emerging markets' best interests to support his campaign.

Now a French historian is locked in an uphill battle against the government over a DNA test he says could end the doubts.

Ford's decision to pick Geely as a preferred bidder indicates the new offer could face an uphill battle winning support.

Downing Street official privately admitted that the UK government faced an uphill battle in securing agreement.

China 's modernization program still requires a long and uphill battle before success and prosperity for all can be claimed.

With a formidable rival like Apple, it will certainly be an uphill battle.

Civil rights and privacy groups were quick to condemn the plan, warning that the administration faces an uphill battle.

Moreover, in paternalistic societies where women have few rights, effecting change will be an uphill battle.

Professors who wish to engage students during large lectures face an uphill battle.

This year, thanks to Mr Roh's ineffective rule and abysmal approval ratings, the party faces an uphill battle.

We knew we were facing an uphill battle and that's how things turned out.

China's uphill battle against its stubbornly high food-induced inflation isn't just about pork and vegetables anymore.

There is no answer: Everyone at the rally acknowledges it is an uphill battle.

But religion is still fighting an uphill battle.

The Lee administration will have an uphill battle to gain the necessary parliamentary approval for the move.

Finding the one big love has always been an uphill battle.

It is fighting an uphill battle. Spain is leading car sales down with an annual drop in demand of almost 30%.

Japan has already said it would oppose the ban, but Tokyo faces an uphill battle.

Not having done so, he now faces a steeper uphill battle after the poisoned politics of debt ceiling farce.

Getting the acknowledgement and respect they deserve has been an uphill battle for many native peoples.

Life has been an uphill battle and I can't just give up.

a stiff hike; a stiff exam; an uphill battle against a popular incumbent.

They are doing it to continue their presence in the minds of students so they don't have an uphill battle when the economy improves.

But Feinstein and other lawmakers who back the ban say they know it faces an uphill battle in Congress.

So for now, for the people at Sonnblick, fighting the effects of climate change is an uphill battle.

So the SNB faces an uphill battle to curb the Swiss franc's appreciation.

But Pickens knows he may have an uphill battle to fight as long as energy prices remain low.

We'll have to fight an uphill battle, but we are competitive.

Local brands in many countries and areas have an uphill battle to gain support.

But P. knows he may have an uphill battle to fight as long as energy prices remain low.

The 1279-page bill passed the House without any Republican support and faces an uphill battle in the Senate.

Bio-based plastics face an uphill battle, because they are competing against a highly streamlined production process for petroleum.

It will still be an uphill battle.

It's an uphill battle if you have unpleasant or boring tasks to complete today.

It will be a long uphill battle.

Indonesia is facing an uphill battle against a virus that is difficult to contain.

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS: Uphill battle, but slow and steady wins the race