Sentence examples for uphill argument from inspiring English sources

Jennifer J. Raab, the commission's chairwoman, told Mr. Kaufman, "Frankly, you have an uphill argument".

His counterpart at the House Republicans' committee, Representative Pete Sessions of Texas, may indeed face an uphill fight with his argument that Mr. Obama is not trying to create jobs.

James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, faces an uphill struggle in his argument that America spies on business communications, but only to give early warning of financial crises and the like, not to give American firms a boost.

The argument was an uphill battle.

The government faces an uphill battle to win the argument for one of its most controversial infrastructure projects, High Speed 2, with an increasing number of backbench MPs set to join the chorus of voices coming out against it.

The legal argument has an uphill climb.

That makes arguments against torture an uphill struggle.

Despite its apparent uphill battle, Microsoft made no new arguments at the closed hearing on Wednesday, people at the hearing said.

"And I would try to make the argument, and it's an uphill battle.

Even if Colin Powell came to the gulf to make the right arguments, he would have an uphill battle.

Moreover, even if a court does affirm federal control over sports gambling, it still might require all states to be treated equally, ending Nevada's privileged status.Despite such arguments, Mr Christie faces an uphill legal battle.