Sentence examples similar to a discouraging reality from inspiring English sources

Past and present racial tensions on campus and across this country are a discouraging social reality.

Finally, there's this discouraging reality: in New York City, "cheap" means at least $99 a night.

— MICHAEL D. SHEAR GREENVILLE, S.C. — All week in South Carolina, Mr. Romney has encountered the discouraging reality of Mr. Gingrich's recent surge in the polls.

How does college attainment affect that discouraging reality?

The discouraging reality for Bush is that the GOP's far right base views old-school establishment candidates with hostility.

Among the most notable statistics presented is the discouraging reality that 22 veterans take their own lives daily.

Secondly, the setback of the Waxman/Boucher bill also leaves us with the discouraging reality that the door still remains open for advocates pushing an agenda of increased regulatory authority for the Federal Communications Commission.

This discouraging reality is applicable to most dementias, since these are due to Alzheimer's disease, but it is possible to prevent the second most common cause of dementia, i.e., vascular dementia [ 1, 3, 4], which manifests as a consequence of cerebrovascular disease.

It was a discouraging setback.

It was a discouraging time.

It was a discouraging moment.