Sentence examples for it was uphill work from inspiring English sources
It was uphill work for the police to persuade the eastern European community to speak to them about the gangs.
Ryan Tagal, who is building the database, says it is uphill work, because hedge-fund managers are not in the habit of sharing information.
Even though I can't imagine how this music could be better staged, it's uphill work for Mr. Ratmansky, drawing on professional skill rather than inspiration.
I keep trying to make her smile because she looks lovely when she smiles, but it is uphill work: she seems to think it is her duty to be serious.
It will be uphill work.As things stand, the joint favourites for this relatively meaningless job are Alan Johnson, the education secretary, and Hilary Benn, the secretary for international development.
She has done her best to draw him out of himself and get him interested in something, but it has been uphill work.
Mr. Truman said it would have been uphill work for Nest to make a profit under Condé Nast, which has high overhead.
But most of the jokes are uphill work.
Convincing his Hindu neighbours will be uphill work, with martyrdom a distinct possibility.
Turkey, a key Iranian neighbour and close trading partner, is uphill work, however.
