And how would it be sustained in the face of Soviet challenges?
Such a view is very hard to sustain in the face of Scotland's strong remain vote in the referendum.
And also how he can sustain, in the face of multiplying frustrations and complications, his dogged, impish, upbeat attitude.
Not a bad fraction of the desideratum, but one that will be hard to sustain in the face of the world's economic difficulties.
Not a bad fraction of what is needed, but one that it will be difficult to sustain in the face of the world's current economic difficulties.
Commentators in Britain, which has the second-largest military contingent in Afghanistan, have questioned whether the war can be won, and how long it can be sustained in the face of popular alarm.
Henderson, wrote: "There was no concealing our weakness by the mid-60s, and a high moral tone proved to be all the more difficult to sustain in the face of dwindling material means".
"The big question as we enter 2012 is whether the labor market improvement will be sustained in the face of recession in Europe and other economic and financial headwinds.
My characters certainly seem to share this, and I would say, yes, that this sense of hopefulness that is somehow sustained in the face of very depressing circumstances is particularly American perhaps even particularly symptomatic of northern New Jersey, a place where people seem to think anything is possible (although nothing is ever good enough).
My characters certainly seem to share this, and I would say, yes, that this sense of hopefulness that is somehow sustained in the face of very depressing circumstances is particularly American — perhaps even particularly symptomatic of northern New Jersey, a place where people seem to think anything is possible (although nothing is ever good enough).
But those high returns will be hard to sustain in the face of increased competition, deregulation and the strong appeal of mobile phones.
