Sentence examples for uphill career from inspiring English sources

There's irony and dignity in Pialat's defiance; there's also the harshly uphill career that Pialat had endured (he made his first feature, "L'Enfance Nue," in 1968, at the age of forty-three) as well as his uncompromising greatness.

After taking a two-year sabbatical, she returned to fight an uphill career battle whose high points have included appearances in the television mini-series "Lonesome Dove" and in movies like the western "Wild Bill," the deadpan suburban comedy "My New Gun" and "The Perfect Storm," in which she had the small but fierce role of a fisherman's wife.

As expected, they found no lifts, no pistes, and instead had to go about things the old-fashioned way, taking a six-hour trek uphill before careering down fresh powder.

"I just kind of fell uphill," Mr. Jones said about his career.

It's been a particularly uphill struggle pursuing an acting career, a passion of mine since high school.

Where our career journey is uphill both ways?

Healthcare is a mess, the infrastructure of our country is in dire need of upgrading, the economy is in a slow uphill slog, and formerly dependable career paths have simply gone away.

But behind the media narratives about the mainstreaming of porn are real people who have faced an uphill battle trying to switch careers.

Their career has been an uphill struggle, despite the patronage of superstar production duo the Neptunes.

"My career is going back uphill now," Mosley said, while still watching the snowboarders on television.

In a sense, then, Minghella's career history has been an uphill struggle from humble origins.