The phrase "a very difficult fiscal" is not complete and lacks context, making it unclear in its current form.
It could be used in contexts discussing financial matters, such as budgets or economic conditions, but it needs additional information to clarify its meaning.
Example: "This year has been a very difficult fiscal period for our organization, with unexpected expenses and declining revenue."
Alternatives: "a challenging financial" or "a tough fiscal".
"Mayor Bloomberg is still trying to be cordial with the unions, but a very difficult fiscal situation has to be addressed," said James F. Hanley, labor commissioner under both Mr. Bloomberg and Mr. Giuliani.
The governor said at a news conference in Manhattan, "The message we keep trying to deliver is that we are in a very difficult fiscal time, and so it's either going to be fare hikes or it's going to be tolls and a combination of payroll taxes, but it's the only way".
"If there is an actors' strike it could make for a very difficult 2009," says Helen O'Hara.
This has been an awful autumn for Newcastle United and could well be a very difficult Christmas.
"We can expect a high level of violence in what is likely to be a very difficult summer.
Luca di Montezemolo, chairman of Fiat, declined to make a long-range prediction, but said in an interview, "We will have a very difficult spring in Western Europe".
She suffers from severe depersonalisation disorder and had gone through several months of ill-health culminating in a very difficult Christmas in 2002.
"Our industry has gone through a very difficult two years," Mr. Wenig said, noting that 60,000 to 100,000 brokers and traders have lost their jobs.
"When the rules changed and we had to make everything on our own, it was a very difficult 2010," said Buemi, a Swiss driver who has raced at the team since 2009.
THE beginning of this new year — after a very difficult 2009 for job seekers — offers a good opportunity to review and fine-tune every element of an employment search, from résumés to thank-you notes.
The latest grim set of monthly NHS performance statistics also revealed other evidence of serious stress on the service as it heads into what many doctors fear will be a very difficult winter.
