Nine original letters, handwritten by Louis Bovet, Louis Auguste Jeanneret and Alphonse Bovet between 1837 and 1855, narrated the lives of the watchmakers as they explored the Chinese market, confronting hardships brought on by the first Opium War and the flooding of the watch market from 1844 onward, following the unequal trade treaty imposed by Britain on China at the end of the war.
Throughout her life, Eva's ability to confront hardship and challenges with curiosity, energy and humor were admirable.
Perhaps that America is still uncomfortable with race and that many Americans are incapable of confronting the hardships of their very different fellow citizens.
Upon arrival, these families confronted immediate hardship, including intense discrimination, a lack of affordable housing, limited access to health care, unequal schooling and an increasingly stratified job market.
Mr. Champion normally would have interpreted for the lead character Chuck Baxter Sean Hayess), but he has been easing back his workload — he was signing for some of the supporting characters, while two others signed for the main characters — as he confronts personal hardship.
Seven participants did not complete the first post-intervention interview because they were (too) ill (N = 3), died (N = 1), or were confronted with hardship in the family (N = 1).
Aside from reporters and fans untrained in course etiquette, the main hardship confronting the players is the altitude; the city is more than 7,000 feet above sea level.
Adding to the hardship confronting the crews is that temperatures at the park have been in the high 80's or even the 90's of late, and there is no rain in the forecast.
The Greeks had a "tragic wisdom" that enabled them to confront the hardships of life and the inevitability of death.
In occupied Paris during the Second World War, where Léon struggles against the abhorrent tasks imposed upon him by the SS, and the wilds of Africa, where Louise confronts the hardships of her primitive environment, they battle the vicissitudes of history and the passage of time for the survival of their love.
"We have been many times confronted with hardships and security risks," he said.
