She said she wanted to see how well the government's reforms would take hold, given the difficulty of raising taxes and utility fees in a weak economy.
Whether these sanctions will bite is open to doubt given the difficulty of policing jobs.
It's not likely to pass any time soon, given the difficulty of passing even immigration reform with bipartisan support.
It wasn't an easy story to hear, given the difficulty of John's life, nor an easy one to follow, given the wandering nature of his speech.
The police have taken to foot patrols, given the difficulty of navigating the streets.
Given the difficulty of their intellectual enterprise, the creationist geologists often have a story about the time they nearly gave it up.
But the next generation of founders "don't have to go to the US" – and, given the difficulty of obtaining a visa, "probably can't".
Given the difficulty of reading Hill's handwriting, this must have been a labour-intensive task.
Given the difficulty of parking the real thing, many directors have understandably opted for pretence or suggestion.
Some who have died since could not even be buried there, given the difficulty of maintaining graves on the islands.
