Sentence examples for an agonizing test for from inspiring English sources

The Lake Course has been an agonizing test for even the halest golfers.

Just four months after Lesley Moreland became a Quaker, she faced an agonizing test of faith.

With California still mired in what many consider its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, the law, once a source of pride to many Californians and environmentalists across the country, has turned into an agonizing test in the struggle to balance environmental concerns against the need for jobs and economic growth.

Workers shuttle blood samples to Monrovia for testing -- an agonizing wait for patients who get the diagnosis two or three days later.

Was it an agonizing decision for you?

Suspending Mr. Dopp was an agonizing choice for the governor.

This has been an agonizing season for Smith.

Chronic (long-lasting) neck pain is an agonizing condition for millions of people worldwide.

It really is an agonizing position for all the troubled peripheral economies.

Deciding how best to help an abused or neglected child can be an agonizing process for protective service workers.

PHILADELPHIA — For a quarter of a century, it was an agonizing cycle for Philadelphia sports fans.