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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a hard time enforcing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing difficulties in implementing rules, laws, or policies effectively.
Example: "The committee is having a hard time enforcing the new regulations due to lack of resources."
Alternatives: "struggling to enforce" or "finding it difficult to enforce".
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As we look at a tragic situation like Syria, I think there are many who think, What would be the point of developing more international law if we have such a hard time enforcing the law that we already have?
The low-cost bus industry, which has revolutionized transportation for students and other budget-conscious travelers, has racked up an alarmingly high number of fatal accidents and safety violations over the last few years, and regulators are having a hard time enforcing federal safety standards, according to a government study released on Monday.
And at the last minute, the Americans apparently agreed to shorten the period for treating China as a nonmarket economy, to the 15 years from 20. Washington has had a hard time enforcing earlier trade accords with China when commitments and timetables were vague.
But regardless of Facebook's policy it will have a hard time enforcing this.
The coal companies, and manufacturing and oil companies are state-owned but the government has a hard time enforcing its own laws because they say they don't have revenue for technologies like scrubbers.
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But if the Socialists are dependent on far-left parties like Mr. Mélenchon's, which are skeptical of the European Union, Mr. Hollande will have a harder time enforcing budget discipline and working with Germany toward a closer fiscal and political union of the euro zone.
That said, we've also heard that many developers simply ignore some of Facebook's data retention policies, in part because Facebook has a very hard time enforcing them.
Rule number one of being a tyrannical game company fallen on hard times enforcing an outdated form of content copyright protection: make sure your servers can handle the load.
Nevertheless, the relief the plaintiffs are seeking is something a court will have a hard time defining or enforcing.
Many of us have a hard time creating and enforcing boundaries.
The loophole makes the ban difficult to enforce, because authorities have a hard time determining the age of ivory, according to Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins (D-San Diego), the measure's author.
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