Sentence examples for means difficult from inspiring English sources

That means difficult decisions will have to be made about whom to give it to first.

Everyone wants his or her community portrayed as spotless, which means difficult portrayals should be applauded, even as they're criticized.

Form: A bad finish to one season – five straight defeats – often means difficult next one unless there is significant strengthening.

Infections and deaths from C. difficile — the name means "difficult" — have increased sharply since the 1990s, in part because of the spread of a more virulent strain.

"That means difficult decisions to get our deficit down, making sure that the debts of this generation are not our children's to inherit.

It means difficult decisions about whether or not we increase the number of services we provide for vulnerable people, and endless miserable meetings about what we will do with our properties if we can't afford to provide services for people who are homeless.

Scheduling acts at exactly the same time meant difficult decisions abounded for festival-goers.

Decc said the latest government spending cuts meant difficult decisions had to be made.

The public sector is heavily unionised, so hacking at benefits could mean difficult negotiations or strikes.

Dr. Hofmann contended that the passage to adulthood and emancipation meant difficult years for both child and parent.

Just as with the Lib Dems in the coalition, the Greens found the reality of power meant difficult decisions.