The phrase "a difficult dialogue with" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing challenging conversations or discussions with someone, often in contexts like conflict resolution or negotiation.
Example: "The team had to engage in a difficult dialogue with the stakeholders to address their concerns about the project."
Alternatives: "a challenging conversation with" or "a tough discussion with".
There is a risk, the cardinal said, of Islam becoming a "state religion" by the backdoor.Keith Clements, secretary of the Geneva-based Conference of European Churches, which groups over 100 Protestant and Orthodox religious groups, says his members must gear up for a sometimes difficult dialogue with Muslims of all stripes, from moderates to militants.
He also has far less experience of dealing with what Cardinal Kasper in his Focus interview called the "difficult dialogue" with the Church of England.
I hope that we will continue to approach this necessarily difficult dialogue with the same dignity that those who have lost the most – Trayvon's parents – have demonstrated throughout the last year – and especially over the past few days.
When intergroup conflict started disrupting the academic performance of first year nursing students, the School of Nursing consulted with the centre to facilitate a Difficult Dialogues session.
The Socialist government is engaged in a difficult "social dialogue" with companies and unions to reshape work rules, ease entry into the labor market and make French companies more competitive by gradually shifting the cost of social benefits.
He said he had had a "close dialogue" with Mr. Karzai that had, "at times, been a very difficult dialogue".
There has been frank dialogue, sometimes difficult dialogue.
Hugh McGowan, a retired police supervisor who directed the New York Police Department's hostage negotiating team for 13 years, said it was difficult to create a dialogue with a suspect when very little about the person was known.
Shintôism has continued to influence feelings of national belonging, making it more difficult to establish a critical dialogue with the past.
Likewise, in Japan, State Shintô was invented by the Meiji leaders' however, in its apolitical form, it had long been a source of culture, which is why it continues to influence perceptions of national identity and why it has been more difficult to establish a critical dialogue with Japan's past.
