Sentence examples for a difficult phase in from inspiring English sources

The disagreement also appeared to reflect a difficult phase in American-Egyptian relations, which have been ruffled by American demands for greater openness in the Egyptian political process.

At the time, I was writing against the rising tide of terrorism and extremism during a difficult phase in Egypt's history.

When Frank Bruno, that great and much-loved national hero, said recently that he wanted to stage a boxing comeback, many people (including his own brave and loving daughters) chalked it up to a difficult phase in his bipolar disorder.

The younger designers of Paris, like those of New York, are entering a difficult phase in their careers, when the novelty of their good looks and flashy fashion wears off and they begin to face the reality that they have to sell some of these clothes.

British Wrestling has admitted to a "difficult phase" in preparations for 2012, having won a single bronze at the European Championships in Germany in April.

It was a difficult phase in my career [getting from 99 to 100, which took from March 2011 to March 2012] because everyone had started talking about it.

We are in a difficult phase.

That said, St Modwen has produced a more than solid set of results in a difficult phase of the property cycle".

"We're in a difficult phase at the moment, but we seem to be handling the pressure very well," Hitzlsperger says.

"In a difficult phase of life, wills by patients provide safety for patients, relatives, doctors and nurses," Ms. Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger said.

In many countries, democracy may seem to be passing through a difficult phase.