Sentence examples for harsh odds from inspiring English sources

She worries that such emotional comfort might actually be a problem, because the husband and wife are supposed to be at such harsh odds in the play.

Instead of playoff contenders, the London spectacle features teams who are up against harsh odds to even have a chance at making the post-season.

Boras sees the fact that he ultimately failed as a player — that unlucky circumstances intervened to spoil his dream — as an instructive lesson about the harsh odds of the business, not as cause for any personal vendetta.

His feel for the local culture, and fluent Portuguese, make it easier for him to adapt what he learned about running airlines in America to the Brazilian market.Missionary work also teaches young Mormons to persevere despite harsh odds.

Nearly all aspiring artists go up against harsh odds and many a barricade in actualizing their dreams.

His words speak to the underdog, the overlooked and unsung hero, who finds a way to grow and thrive, against the harshest odds.

But military law experts told The Huffington Post that even if Manning's court martial judge is convinced that his treatment was unnecessarily harsh, the odds are low that his charges will simply be dismissed.

His analysis gives a "harsh conclusion, quite at odds with the rosy picture presented by President Hockfield last week.

Such harsh penalties stand at odds with Bali's reputation for being a peaceful respite from the rest of the world.

"It is now Mr. Dimon who is in a harsh public spotlight, seemingly at odds with regulators.

The local climate is harsh and unpredictable, lowering the odds of survival beyond a single rainy season.