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Discover LudwigThe phrase "always hard to start" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or task that consistently presents difficulty at the beginning.
Example: "For many writers, the first sentence is always hard to start, but once they get going, the words flow easily."
Alternatives: "consistently difficult to begin" or "always challenging to initiate".
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"Like any good spell, it is always hard to start your innings against a bowling unit that has got their tails up," Carberry said.
"It is always hard to start a new job, and to do it in the glare of the public spotlight, as both she and I had to do, magnifies all the adjustments.
The Fear of Intimacy scale presented e.g. the item 'It is always hard to start a conversation with a stranger'.
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"It is always hard to get their attention.
It's really hard to start over.
It is always hard to fund a start-up, but Dr Rodriguez said it was particularly difficult to get investors to buy into the idea of a money-making investment in Africa.
"It's always hard to pinpoint where an idea starts and you end up making a film," Lanthimos said.
Once a downturn starts, it is always hard to reverse, and especially now, with the White House unwilling to acknowledge that six years of debt-fueled growth is proving unsustainable and with most candidates for president only beginning to talk about how they would fix the economy.
As the Atlantic Magazine's John Tierney writes, "It's always hard to tell for sure exactly when a revolution starts".
They are always hard to play".
Period lampshades are always hard to find.
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