Sentence examples for difficult trend from inspiring English sources

A slightly more difficult trend to spot is that of cleanliness.

"During the first three quarters of 2000 the city saw unparalleled levels of both rate and occupancy, a very difficult trend to maintain for a sustained period".

It refuses migrants, so its population is shrinking and aging a difficult trend to reverse once a country’s birthrate has declined so rapidly.

The return of sex appeal after seasons of "difficult" trends was noticeable even in the restrained aesthetic of Isabel Marant.

Mr. Zuccaro said he was impressed with how the company has been able to withstand difficult trends within the retail industry and focus on areas where it can grow.

"There is no sign that the difficult trends we have experienced over the past few years will abate," Christoph M. Pachler, Playboy's chief financial officer, told analysts on a recent conference call.

What Labour needs most is a truthful analysis of modern times that provides the party with a general cast of mind – so much more important than tablets of stone – which can guide it towards winning an effective majority amid difficult trends for traditional centre-left parties in most of the developed world.

Analysts had forecast higher revenue, and most of the better-than-expected performance came from cost-cutting and a lower tax rate, which are difficult trends to sustain.

PHOENIX -- The frustration from a difficult losing trend bubbled up in the visitors' clubhouse after the Mets were beaten for the fifth time in six games on Tuesday.

Although in the past couple of years both the Treasury Department and the I.R.S. have issued new rules designed to make inversions more difficult, the trend continued apace in 2015.

Restaurant chains have been hurt recently by higher gas prices, higher interest rates and a housing slowdown, but Mark Sheridan, an analyst with Johnson Rice & Company, said the move appeared to reflect Applebee's desire to continuously update its menus more than a reaction to difficult operating trends.