The phrase 'meet with difficulties' is correct and usable in written English. You can use it when you want to refer to instances when you encounter a challenge or obstacle in pursuit of a goal. For example: "In our efforts to expand our business, we have met with difficulties in gaining access to new markets.".
Measurements under a real sky meet with difficulties of sky luminance distribution stability because sun is continually moving and properties of atmosphere are changing.
HIV control efforts in sub-Saharan Africa meet with difficulties.
The clinical application of the gene therapy approach may however meet with difficulties for safety reasons, besides the problems of controlling drug release, concentration, and localisation.
Making ends meet with difficulty multiplies by 4.44 (confidence interval at the 95% level –CI 95%- 2.24-8.83) the odds of being disabled, a greater odds ratio than that of being a woman (odds ratio = 2.96 -CI 95% 1.69-5.17).
The introduction of the new Aristotle met with difficulties at the University of Paris.
The second model, although it provides a more intuitively acceptable explanation, meets with difficulties.
Further, vaccine design and diagnosis technology have met with difficulties in sensitivity, specificity and reproducibility.
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