Sentence examples for in an already difficult environment from inspiring English sources

Nationwide said that the slowdown was to be expected owing to changes in stamp duty rules creating a "headwind" in an already difficult environment.

The short timetable only served to make campaigning more difficult, in what was an already difficult environment.

A war would only make it more difficult to survive in an already difficult industry.

Wage inflation added pressure to this already-difficult environment, cutting into restaurant bottom lines.

"This crisis might shake the confidence of economic actors and lead to considerably slower growth in an already more difficult economic environment". The allegations of corruption, bribery and tender-rigging implicating members of the AKP call into question the party's claims to "purity" – the translation of the Turkish word "ak" – and government promises to end illicit practices and corruption.

"He's done a good job in a difficult environment," says Goldman Sachs analyst Robert Koort.

"In an already tough environment, it gets a little bit more difficult".

"Volkswagen has performed well so far in a difficult environment," the chief executive, Martin Winterkorn, said in a statement.

These symptoms are manifestations of oxygen deprivation (hypoxia) in the body tissues, which makes any effort difficult and can lead to poor decisions being made in an already dangerous environment.

Young minority officers find it tough to retain their enthusiasm in a difficult environment, Wilson says.

"The company performed admirably in a difficult environment," said Steven Milunovich of Merrill Lynch.