Sentence examples for tough effort for from inspiring English sources

It was a tough effort for me.

WASHINGTON — Election years always bring with them tough balancing efforts for presidential candidates trying to stay on the good side of powerful constituencies.

The nation's police chiefs have been a key component of Mr. Obama's lobbying effort for tougher federal gun measures and the state's police chief's organization supported Colorado's newly signed legislation that extends background checks to private gun sales and limits the sale of high-capacity magazines.

Defensive effort, for one.

But great effort for him.

At the time, the companies and their allies beat back efforts for tougher oversight by the Treasury Department, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Federal Reserve.

The legislation would set tough standards for industry efforts to promote new products as lower risk.

He recounted how a change in leadership at the high school during his senior year resulted in an effort to weaken tough standards for credits needed to graduate.

Writing the dissent, Justice Ginsburg said the tougher "but-for causation standard" that the court was adopting for retaliation cases would undercut efforts to fight employment discrimination.

He forecasts tough times for Disney's cable efforts since it hiked subscription rates for its ESPN channel.

"It's tough, for you to put energy and effort to being able to come back, it's mentally devastating," said Baxter, who owns Burger King franchises in East Texas.