Sentence examples for a difficult patch from inspiring English sources

He skillfully navigated a difficult patch in the Cold War.

His second marriage was going through a difficult patch.

Cameron in trouble with his party; Miliband going through a difficult patch.

"The first one is when we go through a difficult patch, we show solidarity.

I came across Cheryl Strayed's Wild during a difficult patch last year.

MoMA is unlikely to take much solace from his confident agreement that it is going through a "difficult patch".

If you come across a particularly difficult patch of residue, use a razor blade or plastic blade to scrape it off the glass.

We were confronted with the global recession, and with a particularly difficult patch of Formula One political turbulence, but at one of our road shows in early February, we met a young man named Chad Hurley, a co-founder of YouTube and now the chief executive of YouTube for Google.

Democrats and Republicans alike, accustomed to the behavior of people who, unlike Mr. Bloomberg, have made a career in politics, have been intrigued by the mayor-elect's approach and have been waiting for him to begin preparing New Yorkers for what most fiscal experts believe will be a very difficult patch of years.

"It helps them get through a hard patch in a difficult time".

One finishes a tour through these questions having gained a multi-dimensional perspective on this important and difficult patch of the social landscape.