Sentence examples for having a rough patch from inspiring English sources

As Sir Richard Mottram, the former Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence, recently remarked, referring to ministers: "If you're having a rough patch in government, then it is useful to be able to point the finger at people other than yourself".

As my colleague Matt Burns wrote recently, HP is looking better under Whitman's leadership after having a rough patch.

But there's a very distinct difference between simply having a rough patch and being in an extremely poisonous relationship.

If you're having a rough patch, feeling like you just can't remember what attracted you to him in the first place, wondering what possessed you to marry her... just smile and behave yourself in a kind, gentle way.

"We obviously had a rough patch," Cashman said of his time with Posada.

Also, if the person has had a rough patch in his or her past, that's usually good.

"He's had a rough patch and that's normal when someone wants to play and can't.

In a statement he issued on Tuesday, Mr. Hoyt said that he had had a rough patch in his marriage several years ago, and that he had broken "no official rules or laws".

"We've had a rough patch and we've come back fighting now and everyone played amazing," Bruton said.

"Over 72 holes everyone is going to have a rough patch and Martin shooting 65, 65 hasn't had one yet".

This way, anything that does happen that's currently unforeseen (someone is sick, has a rough patch of slow sales, quits, etc)., you're braced for it.