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The phrase "a hard time asserting" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing difficulties in expressing or stating something confidently or clearly.
Example: "She had a hard time asserting her opinion during the meeting, feeling overshadowed by more vocal colleagues."
Alternatives: "struggling to assert" or "difficulty in asserting".
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Students will be hurt by the instability, while permanent teachers, when they finally arrive, may have a hard time asserting control.
It was thought that Rockets center Hakeem Olajuwon would have a hard time asserting himself versus Robinson and Rodman, who had both been voted into the NBA All-Defensive Teams.
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If the economy had also grown faster than expected, even with the fiscal package, the White House might have a harder time asserting that its policies were responsible for millions of new jobs.
5. Walton: On occasions like this, composers have a hard time devising music that seems deferentially ceremonial but still manages to assert some kind of musical identity of its own.
Walton: On occasions like this, composers have a hard time devising music that seems deferentially ceremonial but still manages to assert some kind of musical identity of its own.
The shares touched an all-time high of $149,200 on Dec. 10 but fell after an article in Barron's asserted that the stock was overvalued and Mr. Buffett would have a hard time expanding his portfolio.
WASHINGTON -- Some politicians have a hard time resisting the urge to declare the U.S. is No. 1, no matter what pinnacle they're asserting the country has reached.
He had a hard time.
"It's a hard time.
"It was a hard time.
Except a hard time".
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