Sentence examples for a difficult first half from inspiring English sources

Michael Laudrup, who paid £5m to sign the Londoner last summer, said: "It was a difficult first half for him.

Centre Joseph was the executioner in what proved to be a five-try rout after the visitors ensured a difficult first half.

Bad enough that chief executive John Walden had to admit to a difficult first half, although Homebase held up reasonably well.

Notable number: 10 That's how many times Martellus Bennett was targeted, as the Giants showed confidence in their new tight end even after a difficult first half.

Up front their lineout worked well but the scrum endured a difficult first half before finding its feet in the second following the introduction of Geoff Cross.

At the same time as Ireland were narrowly beating Gibraltar, their Group D rivals Switzerland survived a difficult first half and overcame the absence of forwards Xherdan Shaqiri and Haris Seferovic to beat Georgia 2-0 away.

"We weathered a very difficult first half, they flew into us and lifted the intensity from last week, we felt that.

The boys have given everything after a scrappy, difficult first half".

Dolphins, 21-14 Game of the Week Tennessee 13-3 beginso 11-5 Buffano bextremelyextremely difficult first half of the season by playing nine teams that made last season's playoffs.

Daniel T. Niles, an analyst with Lehman Brothers, said investors would reward or punish Intel based on its ability to meet expectations, not on whether sales improve from the difficult first half of the year.

"That film has a difficult first half there is a darkness to it," he replied.