The phrase "a difficult assault" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing challenges or complexities related to an attack or confrontation, whether physical or metaphorical.
Example: "The team faced a difficult assault on their defenses, requiring them to strategize quickly to hold their ground."
Alternatives: "a challenging attack" or "a tough offensive".
Let's focus instead on the law as it is: let's ask the CPS to enforce it, convince it that letting such crime slip past is about as acceptable as ignoring difficult assault cases.
This was probably p34 an outpost of the adjacent camp on Welshbury Hill, and must have been a difficult position to assault, though it would only accommodate a very few men.
While it's true that exposure to armed conflict significantly increases your odds of developing PTSD, so do a range of other factors—such as being in a car accident, having a difficult birth, experiencing sexual assault or domestic violence, witnessing a murder, or being abused or neglected as a child.
On an overcast Friday morning in February, three lawyers gathered at their office in Washington, D.C., to discuss a particularly difficult sexual assault case.
Did I really need to subject my body — after a difficult surgery — to the further assault of radiation and a 24-hour infusion of chemotherapy?
"As this case and others demonstrate, plaintiffs challenging university discipline for sexual assault have a difficult time prevailing under Title IX, as there is often very little evidence of gender bias for them to point to," Western New England University School of Law Erin Buzuvis wrote in her analysis of the case.
Attributing the exact impact new laws may have had on a drop in assaults is a difficult and complex task, with saturated media coverage and an extensive public education campaign also playing their part.
"It's important for people -- both in terms of the campus issue, but also in everyone's general life -- if someone discloses to you they were a victim of sexual assault, that was a difficult choice for them to make, to have that conversation to disclose to someone," Marsh added.
They endure a bigger gender pay gap, a difficult work/family-life balance and are more likely to be assaulted.
Courageous attempts to fight back to regain control worsened their situation with increased assaults, leading in turn to even more feelings of entrapment in a difficult situation.
