Sentence examples for surprisingly arduous from inspiring English sources

It has been a surprisingly arduous route to a gold medal for Richards, the charismatic American who has established herself as the world's leading 400-meter runner but — because of health problems and pressure-management problems — had not been able to establish herself as a champion until now.

The number of players qualified for the club varies from season to season, but surprisingly the free throw percentage requirement is often the most arduous.

The Postal Service must go through an arduous legislative review each time it wishes to raise a rate or close an office -- and not surprisingly, few members of Congress will vote to allow any post offices to close in their districts.

— far more arduous.

The conditions were arduous.

Second, clinical trials are arduous.

"But it is arduous".

Economists 12. Arduous 13.

That proved arduous.

Oh, nothing too arduous.

Well, not that arduous.