Sentence examples for problematic years from inspiring English sources

Two problematic years that, in fact, turned out better wines than they should have.

Another company that inadequately incorporated cultural differences into its expansion efforts is Walmart, which abandoned ambitions for German domination after nine problematic years.

But Springfield Gardens High School graduated its last class in 2008, after problematic years with knife fights and shootings; it is now home to four smaller, specialized schools.

It gave a higher than predicted forecast for 2014 earnings and said it expected to return to growth in 2015 after a couple of problematic years, helped by a good performance from its North American business.

Following a few problematic years where standards were deemed to have dropped well below the levels of decency required for this kind of formal event, organisers had no option but to introduce a dress code.

In November 1998, as major PC companies were closing out one of the most problematic years selling PCs, Emachines defied the odds by jumping into the cutthroat business.

All this uncertainty suggests 2017 could be a problematic year for global nuclear non-proliferation efforts.

Given Harrison's marital problems, and the generally unfavourable reception given to his tour and album, author Gary Tillery describes his new relationship with Olivia Arias as "[t]he one bright spot in the problematic year".

"For us as outside investors, that's been problematic for years".

For many people in the Baltics, the "post-Soviet" grouping remains problematic, 25 years on.

"The record of coordination and cooperation among the separate agencies with border security responsibilities has been problematic for years and remains mixed," the paper says.