Sentence examples for Problematic start from inspiring English sources

It's the most problematic start [to a season] numbers-wise.

Perhaps the early hour accounted for the vocal tentativeness of the lead singers, the soprano Jane Eaglen and the tenor Jon Fredric West, in Act I. Singing her signature role of Brünnhilde, Ms. Eaglen had a problematic start.

Celebrating second place in the medals table brought an upbeat ending for India after a problematic start to the Commonwealth Games but the controversy lingered on, as did some of the harsh realities facing the host nation, noted the Hindustan Times last week.

Arsène Wenger admitted he faced his most problematic start to a season in terms of injuries as he prepared for the first leg of the final Champions League qualifying round against Steve McClaren's FC Twente tonight without Cesc Fábregas and a host of other key players.

Despite some bumps in the road, and a problematic start, Fischer succeeded in his plan: after a strong finish, he ended up with 12/20 +6−2=122) to tie for 5 6th.

When it travelled to Telluride and Toronto days later, the temperature of the reception plummeted several degrees; the dreaded word "problematic" started getting thrown around by critics doubtful of the film's liberal political integrity.

Everything is stacked against you – reasonable access to capital is nearly impossible to secure, regulations bury you in cost, competitors want to crush you before you gain traction, employees can be problematic, start-up costs are high, and a million other obstacles, hurdles, and adversities weigh you down.

A pair of aces gives the blackjack player a starting hand value of either a 2 or a soft 12 which is a problematic starting hand in either case.

As Dr Gladwell explains: "Any shutdown would be hugely problematic to start with, but could be easily subverted.

In an era in which gasoline-powered automobiles were noisy, smelly, greasy and problematic to start, electric cars, like Jay Leno's restored 1909 Baker Electric Coupe, represented a form of women's liberation.

Briloff says the problematic disclosures start fresh and early in Tyco's filings.