Example sentences of "[adv] difficult period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Families can stay together through an extremely difficult period — but this can only happen if organisations like ACET are sufficiently funded . |
| 2 | It was to prove a wretchedly difficult period . |
| 3 | This is the most difficult period and the one which introduced ‘ evil ’ into the world and hence contains the worst of its history . |
| 4 | I had gone through the most difficult period in an athlete 's career , that time before he makes the breakthrough , when he has difficulty in finding the right kind of competition , when money is tight . |
| 5 | Hata acknowledged that the country 's financial system was facing its most difficult period since 1945 , and that the sharp decline in share and property prices combined with the general economic slowdown had triggered doubts concerning the financial system 's stability and capacity to supply capital which , unless eradicated , could jeopardize any potential recovery . |
| 6 | It was a very difficult period , because whereas retrenchment and redundancy are now something employees understand and accept , this was the first time it had ever happened in ICI since the war . |
| 7 | The incoming government faces a very difficult period , with Albania 's economy in shreds . |
| 8 | In my late forties , I was reaching a very difficult period of my life , for no matter what the ailment I was informed by my doctor and friends , ‘ Do n't worry — it 's just your age dear . |
| 9 | It was a very difficult period in my career , and the problem with the transfer was that everything was done out in the open . |
| 10 | But it was a very difficult period . |
| 11 | The second was that this was the very difficult period when , as Dean Acheson said , Britain ‘ had lost an Empire and failed to find a role ’ . |
| 12 | But changing the corporate culture is a very long term solution ( up to ten years ) and can be a very difficult period for all involved . |
| 13 | The electorate is going through a very difficult period . |