With lilac-colored walls and salmon-pink curtains, the office was a difficult place in which to give the impression of ferocity, but Abu Anas had made a concerted effort.
The new Israeli government will inherit a difficult situation when it takes office next month.
Although a foreigner, Beust, optimistic as usual, did not hesitate to accept this difficult office.
He says it can provide useful insights to employees trying to navigate difficult office relationships.
Since being elected in June as Rome's first female mayor, Raggi has had a difficult time in office.
That spring evening at the Atelier was, in retrospect, a rare oasis in what has turned out to be a difficult year in office.
Mr. Spitzer had a difficult first year in office, rocked by a mix of scandal and legislative setbacks.
Mr. Quinn stumbled to the Democratic primary finish line after a difficult first year in office and a surprisingly tough campaign fight against Dan Hynes, the comptroller.
But he surely didn't anticipate such a difficult eight years in office: in 2013, he led Britain into a dubious war with Iran, while British forces remained in Afghanistan until 2015, a full five years into his premiership, despite those promises that they would be out within two.
England goalscorer Macleod admitted: "It was a difficult day at the office, that's for sure.
