Sentence examples for a difficult ideal from inspiring English sources

That is, equity is a difficult ideal to maintain and many strategies attempting to maintain it have fallen far short in the implementation.

This is a difficult balancing act under ideal conditions, but cells are often not so lucky.

All the familiar elements were there: the lone icon speaking for moral principle against totalitarian rule, the anonymous but courageous network at home that sheltered him, the supporters abroad who rallied around his cause, and the governments that made their choices based on a difficult calculus of moral ideals and geopolitical interests.

But once tiny, pointed feet became a difficult-to-attain ideal of feminine beauty, an obstacle to infidelity and a mark of elevated social status, there was no way for parents in the upper social strata to abandon the practice without losing honor — and reducing their daughters' marriage prospects.

For many readers the portrait of the modern world as a place fallen from a much higher ideal is a difficult one to accept.

It is a difficult task to design an ideal controller for ABS.

The design of an ideal differentiator is a difficult and a challenging task.

A technique that combines a raising of the valley and lowering of the hill is an ideal solution to a difficult problem.

Finding adequate non-user matches for these patients was difficult, as ideal controls should have the same distribution of characteristics to enable the estimation of unbiased risk.

Afghanistan presents an ideal but difficult opportunity.

"Self-government," it says, "is a delicate ideal that can be difficult to maintain in an imperfect world".