"continued difficulties" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use this phrase to describe a situation in which someone is dealing with a specific difficulty or challenge that has not been resolved despite their attempts to do so. For example: "Due to continued difficulties with the new software system, the company decided to switch back to the old system."
The trend seems to be improvement in the U.S. and continued difficulties outside the U.S".
ATMs are working as usual, but NatWest said any customers having continued difficulties can call them on 0845 788 8444.
But the crash in the price of fossil fuels and continued difficulties in finding and producing sustainable biofuel feedstock plants has tarnished their appeal.
There were "continued difficulties" in importing English textbooks for grades four to nine – affecting 130,000 children – and material used to print textbooks for several subjects in grades one to nine.
Access to PlayStation.com, a Web site that began accepting advance orders for the new machine at midnight, was blocked for roughly two hours by a surge in hits, and the site had continued difficulties throughout the day, said Ken Kutaragi, head of Sony's PlayStation business.
Verizon and SBC Communications, the two biggest local telephone companies, each considered bidding to acquire WorldCom Inc. in recent months but backed out amid concerns that WorldCom's core long-distance businesses face continued difficulties, people close to Verizon and SBC said yesterday.
And it said it was having continued difficulty with its hard disk drive business.
The continued difficulty that buyers face when trying to get a mortgage may still hamper the market, she said.
The continued difficulty establishing a secure and stable democratic regime in Iraq has also raised questions about the broader objective of democracy promotion in the Middle East.
The continued difficulty in linking debris flux to satellite anomalies and failures prompted the creation of a series of spacecraft anomalies and failure workshops to investigate the identified shortfalls.
Combined, these findings indicate the healthcare aides may have had continued difficulty interpreting the item.
